Carnaval / Mardi Gras - Farewell to the flesh (Lent)

[Borincano]

Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday, the beginning of a 40 day period of fasting and penance for Catholics. All over the world, from New Orleans to Rio de Janeiro, Venice to Puerto Rico, a pagan-rooted celebration known as carnival is taking place. Debauchery is the signature for these celebrations, with masks, music and lots of nakedness! Are any of you in this forum in cities with carnaval celebrations? Any you attending your local carnivals?

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(Edited by Borincano at 11:14 pm on Mar. 3, 2003)

[redstar2000]

Borincano, as I write this it is just after 7:00 AM local time -- about 1-1/2 hours before the first of four parades begins...right in front of the apartment building I live in! :o

I do not know how it is in other places, but here it is very definitely a "capitalist celebration"...the emphasis is really on sticking it to the tourists.

Many locals in the "hospitality industry" (that's what they call the tourist-fleecing racket now) make up to a third of their annual income during carnival.

And, as always, the number of portable toilets is hopelessly inadequate...the consequences I'll leave to your imagination.

I have mixed feelings about carnival...it's great to see folks having a good time...not so great to see the greed that's just below the surface.

Tomorrow, the "traditional Catholics" will go around all day with smudged crosses on their foreheads...I wonder if that's supposed to cure hangovers?

:cool:

[Pete]

Mardi Gras = Fat Monday. Gota love that kind of holiday, except that it also implies that many people do not eat because of the capitalist nature of this planet.

[antieverything]

I think that I'll take up drinking tonight so that I'll have something to give up for Lent...and also to belatedly celebrate May Day. All my friends get blasted at work every May 1!

Fuck, LOL, I was thinking that this was May!

(Edited by antieverything at 3:41 am on Mar. 5, 2003)

[Pete]

I meant fat tuesday. lundi=monday, mardi=tuesday, mecredi=wendsday juedi=thursday, vendri=friday samdi=saturday, dimanche=sunday

[Tkinter1]

"Mardi Gras = Fat Monday. Gota love that kind of holiday, except that it also implies that many people do not eat because of the capitalist nature of this planet."

Yeah you sound reaaal fun kid..

[Palmares]

Mardi Gras aren't bad, but I guess it is sort of like the Christmas syndrome.

[Borincano]

The main carnaval in Puerto Rico is in the southern city, called Ponce. Every year around this time for the last 250 years, people march near the Plaza Las Delicias wearing devil-like masks called "vejigantes." Some also wear "cabeduzos," which are large, grotesque-like heads that mock famous and corrupt politicans. People play bomba, which is an mostly African-derived traditional music with many percussion instruments, and people also play plena, which is a mix of European, African and native instruments. There are knights and queens of the carnival as well.

http://www.nycitysnaps.com/Images/CelePuerto.jpghttp://www.ponceweb.org/Sirtexte/vejigante.jpg
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[CubaVictoria1983]

Lundi= Monday, Mardi= Tuesday, Mercredi= Wednesday, Jeudi= Thursday, Vendredi= Friday, Samedi= Saturday Dimanche= Sunday......whatever....fat tuesday....the mispellings made me want to correct it..hey hope you learned something new. The celebrations do look fun especially since most of the "Girls gone Wild" tapes are taped during the celebrations at New Orleans.....
hmmm....

[Moskitto]

lent isn't exclusively catholic, protestants also reduce their food consumption during lent. I think i'll give up crisps, i want to do that anyway.

i had pancakes yesterday.

no i won't give up crisps, they've bought a huge 24 pack of them :(

[Invader Zim]

I hate the whole idea of celebrating an event which did not happen, and i never give up any thing. Infact i may start a new bad habbit like, eating excessive amounts of chocolate. Or doubling my alcahol consumption.

LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL "PONCE" LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL

[Umoja]

I generally give up Soda, I rarely drink it anyway, but it's not worsening my health to give it up.

[CruelVerdad]

Well, Carnaval is celebrated also here in Ecuador...
But, in a different way, for ex. in the streets anyone can throw at you water ballons, or anything to get you wet.

[Borincano]

Quote: from AK47 on 4:18 am on Mar. 5, 2003
LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL "PONCE" LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL

What's so funny about the name?

LOL LOL LOL LOL "AK47" LOL LOL LOL LOL ;)

[socialist2000]

You evidently dont know that ponce is an english derogartary term.

[Mazdak]

ponce? what is it?

[Borincano]

Quote: from socialist2000 on 1:17 pm on Mar. 6, 2003
You evidently dont know that ponce is an english derogartary term.


Really? In which English-speaking country,? because I've lived in the USA for 17 years and I've never heard that word used as a deragatory term.

[IPkurd]

in england the mardi gras celebration is a celebration or gay people, well mostly i think dont no how its like in other countrys

[socialist2000]

Quote: from Borincano on 10:22 pm on Mar. 7, 2003

Quote: from socialist2000 on 1:17 pm on Mar. 6, 2003
You evidently dont know that ponce is an english derogartary term.





Really? In which English-speaking country,? because I've lived in the USA for 17 years and I've never heard that word used as a deragatory term.


England for one, and you seem to some it up almost to perfection.

(Edited by socialist2000 at 6:22 pm on Mar. 8, 2003)

[Invader Zim]

Quote: from socialist2000 on 6:17 pm on Mar. 8, 2003

Quote: from Borincano on 10:22 pm on Mar. 7, 2003

Quote: from socialist2000 on 1:17 pm on Mar. 6, 2003
You evidently dont know that ponce is an english derogartary term.





Really? In which English-speaking country,? because I've lived in the USA for 17 years and I've never heard that word used as a deragatory term.


England for one, and you seem to some it up almost to perfection.

(Edited by socialist2000 at 6:22 pm on Mar. 8, 2003)


Ohh that is so true.

Because Mazdac asked nicely i will tell you what it is. Its a particularly stuck up person with foolish mannerisms ect. Generally stupid, with an over exagurated opinion of their abilities.

I have to agree with Socialist2000, Borincano your a ponce.

[Borincano]

Quote: from AK47 on 1:30 pm on Mar. 8, 2003
I have to agree with Socialist2000, Borincano your a ponce.

Oh, and why is that? I think the "ponce," here is you. All I asked was why were you "laughing." I also asked in which English-speaking country is it a "curse word," because I know for one it isn't in USA. That's all.

[Borincano]

Quote: from socialist2000 on 12:17 pm on Mar. 8, 2003

England for one, and you seem to some it up almost to perfection.

Ummmmm, ok. What's with all this backlash? I only asked a question becasuse I never heard it before in English and gave a reason why. Wow, this thread is full of "ponces," lol. ;)

[Disgustipated]

I went to Mardi Gras in New Orleans for the first time this year and it was fun and interesting. I did get a picture of something that I think you'll all enjoy. I thanked the people for having the courage to do it.

http://www.che-lives.com/cgi/community/upl...ad/124_2493.jpg (http://www.che-lives.com/cgi/community/upload/124_2493.jpg)

[Invader Zim]

I called you a ponce because you not only were being sarcastic to socialist2000 and patronising, (which is probably the reason why he called you a ponce) but you also took the piss out of me, so i called you a ponce.

[Borincano]

Quote: from AK47 on 3:48 pm on Mar. 13, 2003
I called you a ponce because you not only were being sarcastic to socialist2000 and patronising

Umm, where was that? I wasn't being sarcastic nor patronizing him, just asking a question and stating why I never heard that word used deragatorily before.

I think next time before you just place "LOL" in front of a word, you should just write why you think it's funny so as to avoid misinterpreted postings. ;)