MARDI GRAS TREE
MARDI GRAS TREE + HISTORY
MARDI GRAS MEMORIES
It's the official start to Mardi Gras season! I have the best memories of growing up in Alabama of Mardi Gras season with my grandma. She LOVED going to the parades and all things Mardi Gras! I later learned that part of the reason she loved it so much was because it was her time to be like a kid again. Mardi Gras was so important to her, that she took me out of school so we could go see the parades in Mobile. The beads on the tree are from the last time I went to Mardi Gras in Mobile with my grandmother in 2014.
MARDI GRAS HISTORY
For the longest time I never knew what Mardi Gras actually meant. “Mardi” is French for “Tuesday,” while “Gras” means “fat,” hence “Fat Tuesday.” It was given this name because of the timing before Ash Wednesday.
Most people believe Mardi Gras originated in New Orleans but it actually began in Mobile. Mardi Gras originally started in 1703 in Mobile when French settlers celebrated at Twenty-Seven Mile Bluff, the first settlement in the city. Mobile was the capital of the Louisiana Territory from 1702 to 1722 while it was under French control.
I love the symbolism of the Mardi Gras colors. Purple symbolizes “justice,” gold is the symbol of “power," and green symbolizes “faith.”
MY MARDI GRAS TREE ORIGIN STORY
I'm a huge believer in waiting until after Thanksgiving to put up any Christmas decorations. I love Thanksgiving and want it to have its day! But then that only leaves one month of having your Christmas decor up after all the work that goes into putting everything up.
I was complaining about this to my uncle in Mobile the first Christmas in my new home and he told me that they keep theirs up through February for Mardi Gras. I don't know if I had just forgotten this as a kid or didn't pay attention but just like that, a new tradition for me was born!
I was so excited about doing this as one of my traditions and you can too! In Mobile, Mardi Gras is so popular there, that they have Mardi Gras ornaments and decorations available in stores, so my uncle purchased ornaments for my tree. You can purchase similar items to create your own and I've included some links to Mardi Gras decor below!
Happy Mardi Gras
"Laissez les bons temps rouler!"
MARDI GRAS TREE ESSENTIALS
- 9 ft white tree
- Remote controlled Christmas lights
- Mardi Gras ornaments
- Silver ornaments
- Mardi Gras beads
- Mardi Gras Tree topper
- Masks
- Wreaths
- Other Mardi Gras decor
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