Is your Christmas tree still up? According to tradition, you need to take down at the end of the day tomorrow, January 6th. Did you know it's bad luck to take it down before then?
There are a lot of traditions that go along with Mardi Gras. One of them is the serving of the King Cake, but why? I'll tell you a little about their history, and there's a video so you can make your own!
I have always wanted to go to New Orleans. I have this overly romantic mental image of what NOLA is like, mainly because I've read a ton of Anne Rice novels! And Mardi Gras!? Ahhh Mardi Gras! The debauchery! While, I have outgrown the "crazy party" days, I have always wanted to experience Mardi Gras...