I-Mardi Gras yiyona nto yokugqibela ebusika. Ngomhla wokugqibela weCarnival, igama elivela kwi "Carnevale," elithetha "inyama yokutya." NgeMardi Gras, abavusa umdlali bahlala ngokutya, basele, kunye nokulindeleka kweLente, iintsuku ezingama-46 nobusuku obunzima obuphambi kwePasika. Ngomhla emva kweMardi Gras (iFat ngoLwesibili) yi-Ash ngoLwesithathu.
Indawo eyaziwayo kakhulu ukugubha iMardi Gras eUnited States kwisixeko saseNew Orleans . Kodwa akusiyo kuphela indawo yokuya kwindawo yokutya. Isiko seMardi Gras sinamandla kakhulu eMelika apho amaFrentshi kunye / okanye amaKatolika ahlala khona. Ukudumeka kwe-party yase-New Orleans ye-Mardi Gras kwimoya yeqela elitsha laseNew Orleans liye lithetha ukuba iidolophu ezininzi ezinkulu kunye noluntu kulo lonke elase-US ngoku zibhiyozela iMardi Gras njengendlela yokugqibela kwiintsuku zokubanda zasebusika kwaye zikhangele phambili ukutshiza.
Kungakhathaliseki ukuba ukhetha ukuchitha ii-Mardi Gras, uza kudla ukutya okhethekileyo kweCajun, amava adibeneyo, ubone iingubo ezimnandi, kwaye uphulaphule umculo onomdla ukugubha ukuphela kwebusika.
01 ka 09
ENew Orleans, eLouisana
UJonathan D. Goforth / Getty Izithombe I-Orleans eNew Orleans iyafana ne- Mardi Gras . Unyaka wonke, amakhulu amabini eendwendwe aya eNew Orleans ukujonga iimpawu zeMardi Gras, ngokugqithiseleyo kwiCajun cuisine, ukuphulaphula umculo, kwaye unxweme kwisikratshi esithile seSixeko saseCrescent sokubamkela ngokufudumele.
Iimpawu ezinkulu zeMardi Gras ziqala malunga neveki ezimbini ngaphambi kokuba iMardi Gras kunye namaqela aqhubekeyo kwiiveki ezimbini. Ukuba uceba uhambo oluya eNew Orleans, cwangcisa usuku lwakho lokugqibela okanye lwesibini ukuya kutsho ukuba uhlale kwiMardi Gras ukuze ujonge imikhosi ngaphambili. Kukho iziqhelo kunye namaqela kuzo zonke iintlobo zeendwendwe, ngoko jonga ezi zikhokelo uze uceba uhambo lwakho ngokufanelekileyo.
02 we-09
Lafayette, eLouisana
URichard Cummins / Getty Izithombe Kukho nezinye iindawo ezininzi eLouisana ezenza uMardi Gras abe ngabakhe. Eyona mibini enkulu kunazo zonke yiLafayette kunye neLake Charles.
ELafayette, iziganeko ziqala ezimbini kwiiveki ngaphambi kweMardi Gras. Umhla weMardi Gras ugcwele iipesiti ezili-12 kulo mzi ngexesha eliqela. I-Lafayette yenye yeedolophu ezincinane kakhulu zaseLouanaana kunye nemibhiyozo yabo yeMardi Gras zifanelekile uhambo.
03 ka 09
ULake Charles, eLouana
UDoug Wilson / Getty Izithombe KwiLake Charles, iziganeko zikhawuleza ngoJanuwari kunye neSibhozo soBusi-12, isiganeko esineendleko eziqhelekileyo. Amaqela kunye neengqungquthela ziyaqhubeka kude kube yiFat ngoLwesibili. Esinye isiganeko esiyimpawu yi-World Famous Cajun Extravaganza kunye neGumbo Cook Off, onokuya kuyo ukuze ufumane ukunandipha okumnandi kweMardi Gras. Usuku lwaBantwana ngumcimbi weLake Charles apho abantwana banokwenza ubugcisa kunye neengcibi kwaye bafunde ngembali ye-Mardi Gras.
04 we-09
Imfono, Alabama
Buyenlarge / Getty Izithombe I-Mardi Gras kwi-Mobile, i-Alabama ngumthendeleko wokudala imikhosi-nangaphezulu kunokuba i-New Orleans. Ukubhiyozelwa kokuqala kweMardi Gras eUnited States kwenzeka kwidolophu yase-Alabama yonxweme ngo-1703.
Kukho imibala emininzi kunye neziganeko kwi-Mobile ezikhokelela kwi-Mardi Gras. Baqala ukubhiyozela iiveki ezimbini ngaphambi kokuba umhla we-Mardi Gras kunye nezitrato zihlala zizele ngamagqabi, abadansi, kunye nabadlali bazo zonke iintlobo. Ifowuni nayo ineMyuziyam yaseCarnival ezinikele kwimbali yabo.
05 ka 09
Galveston, eTexas
I-Texas enye indawo yokubhiyozela ukubhiyozela i-Fat ngoLwesibili. I-Galveston, eTexas inomnye weziganeko ezidumileyo kwilizwe, zizaliswe ngokutshiza, ukutya kunye nomculo.
Ngelixa iGalveston yimbhiyozo ebizwa ngokuba yiMardi Gras eTexas, kukho iindawo zokuhamba kunye namaqela eDallas nakwezinye iidolophu ezinkulu kwilizwe. Olunye u-Texas oya kwindawo yokujonga ukuba yi-Port Arthur, ebenokubonelela nge-Mardi Gras yentsapho ukususela ngo-1990.
06 ka 09
St. Louis, eMissouri
USt. Louis uthi umcimbi omkhulu kwiMardi Gras ngaphandle kweNew Orleans. I-Soulard yiSt. Louis 'eyaziwa kakhulu kwiqela leMardi Gras, kodwa kukho ezinye iibhola kunye neengqungquthela ezenzeka kulo lonke elaseSt. Louis xa lixesha leMardi Gras.
USt. Louis uzincoma ngesitayela saseNew Orleans ngesinkwa sinikwa ngexesha leMardi Gras. Kukho iindawo ezininzi zokutyela ezicetyiswayo apho unokuyonwabela le khekhelo ekhethekileyo. Ukuba uya kuhamba kunye nezingane, jonga ukugubha kwiSt. Louis Zoo. Ukungena kukhululekile kwaye abantwana bangenza imaski, balalele umculo, kwaye bajoyine kwi-parade ekhethekileyo.
07 ka 09
Orlando, Florida
Enye indlela yokubhiyozela iMardi Gras eFlorida nguOrlando. Elinye lamaqela ahlonishwayo aseMardi Gras kweli lizwe lilawulwa yi-Universal Studios. I-Mardi Gras yama-Universal ihlala ubusuku obunama-50, kwaye kukho i-parade kunye nabadlali abahle kakhulu ubusuku bonke. Ngobusuku obukhethekileyo, iMikhosi ye-Universal hosts yamakhonsathi amakhulu eMardi Gras.
08 ka 09
Pensacola, eFlorida
Kevin Elvis King / Getty Izithombe Enye indlela yokubhiyozela eFlorida yenzeka ePensacola. I-Pensacola ibamba iipayipi ezimbini ezikhangeleleneyo zeMardi Gras, enye ngobusuku kunye neentlanzi ezikhanyayo kunye nenye imini ebonisa iingubo eziyingqayizivele nezingqongeyo.
09 we 09
ESan Diego, eCalifornia
Olunye uhambo oluya kuthiwa yi-Mardi Gras nguSan Diego, eCalifornia. I-San Diego ibamba umkhosi omkhulu kwi-Mardi Gras kwi-West Coast. I-San Diego yinto enkulu xa uhlala kwiWest Coast kwaye ungakhange ukhangele ukuya kude kakhulu kwiMardi Gras.
Ikota ye-Gaslamp yaseSan Diego yindawo yokuhlala enkulu yokugubha umkhosi kunye nokubhiyozela. Le ngqungquthela izisa i-float-top-floats, umculo, kunye neetoni zamandla.