Make your house vibrant with the traditional Mardi Gras colors -- purple (representing justice), green (faith) and gold (power). There's no subtlety in Mardi Gras, so the bolder the better.
For true Mardi Gras style, you need masks, streamers, confetti and doubloons. Balloons and beads are easy to come by and decidedly appropriate for this holiday. And don't forget to decorate your drinks! Dress up your frozen concoctions with a paper umbrella or parrot.
Visit the Evite Party Store to get more ideas and buy supplies! Wondering what to wear to a Mardi Gras party? Beads, a fabulous mask and a smile. The bright colors of the holiday - purple, green and gold - are also key.
Debauchery reigns supreme, so anything you do in excess takes the (king) cake. Think pirates, showgirls, court jesters, anything your wildest imagination can dream up.
Feeling crafty at your Mardi Gras party? Set up a mask-making station so unadorned guests can make their own. Provide plenty of supplies such as feathers, sequins and glitter, and have a prize for the person whose mask is voted the best.
A costume contest is a must at Mardi Gras. Crown the best-dressed male and female the king and queen of your party.
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You may think you know Mardi Gras, but New Orleans residents know the real spirit of Mardi Gras is based on flavor and togetherness. Get your celebration off to the right start by serving up authentic New Orleans-style cuisine like Jambalaya, Gumbo and Red Beans and Rice. And don't forget the King Cake! Mardi Gras is a holiday steeped in tradition, and the King Cake is no exception. This round cake is covered with purple, yellow and green (the official colors of Mardi Gras!) sugar and baked with a small plastic baby inside. Whoever gets the piece with the baby is the King or Queen of Mardi Gras and is responsible for hosting the celebration next year.
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Zatarains.com Featured Mardi Gras Recipes from Zatarains
It's all about the hurricane. Or the grenade. Or enormous vats of beer. If possible, serve in obnoxious-colored plastic containers.
Hurricane
• 1 oz. vodka
• 1/4 oz. grenadine syrup
• 1 oz. gin
• 1 oz. light rum
• 1/2 oz. Bacardi® 151 rum
• 1 oz. amaretto almond liqueur
• 1 oz. triple sec
• 1/4 cup grapefruit juice
• 1/4 cup pineapple juice
Pour all but the juices, in order listed, into a hurricane glass three-quarters filled with ice. Fill with equal parts of grapefruit and pineapple juice, and serve. |  |
| 1. | Jambalaya / Joe Stafford |
| 2. | I Shall Not be Moved / Dirty Dozen Brass Band |
| 3. | Tell It To Me / Old Crow Medicine Show |
| 4. | Time Tuff / Toots & the Maytals |
| 5. | Buggy Full of Cajun Music / Jambalaya Cajun Band |
| 6. | Going Back to Louisiana / Kim Carson |
| 7. | La Ti Da / Marcia Ball
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| 8. | When a Cajun Man Gets the Blues / Tab Benoit
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| 9. | Ya-Ya / Eh La Bas
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| 10. | Goin' Back to New Orleans / Dr. John
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