Mardi Gras 241

by Mawra Tahreem

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30.000 x 30.000 x 2.000 inches

Title

Mardi Gras 241

Artist

Mawra Tahreem

Medium

Painting - Oil On Canvas

Description

Here I painted a Mardi Gras performer. The Ant Colony from The Ends of the Earth€¯ plays on the Mighty Fine Arts€¯ float Sunday during the Oak Cliff Mardi Gras Parade. Painting medium is oil paint. Mardi Gras is an annual Carnival celebration in the Southeast United States in New Orleans, LA. The Carnival season, a variation of the traditional manner of preparing for the start of the Christian liturgical season of Lent, starts after Twelfth Night, on Epiphany (January 6). It is a season of parades, balls (some of them masquerade balls), and king cake parties. It has traditionally been part of the winter social season; which at one time was when parties for Southern Society women, débutante balls, were arranged. Celebrations are concentrated for about two weeks before and through Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras in French), also known as Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. Usually there is one major parade each day (weather permitting); many days have several large parades. The largest and most elaborate parades take place the last five days of the season. In the final week of Carnival, many events large and small occur throughout New Orleans and surrounding communities. Neighboring communities also hold Carnival celebrations. The parades in New Orleans are organized by Carnival krewes. Krewe float riders toss throws to the crowds; the most common throws are strings of colorful plastic beads, doubloons (aluminum or wooden dollar-sized coins usually impressed with a krewe logo), decorated plastic throw cups, Moonpies, and small inexpensive toys. Major krewes follow the same parade schedule and route each year.

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February 25th, 2016

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