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To those who celebrate, whether you say #MardiGras or #ShroveTuesday, remember #Lent is coming.

#Food traditions, like #pancake suppers, consume eggs, sugar, and fat that were forbidden during Lent and might otherwise have been wasted.

The Fight Between #Carnival and Lent by Pieter Brueghel the Elder in 1559, courtesy Kunsthistorisches Museum (GG_1016)

#Calendar #Timekeeping #History

A densely packed 16th‑century village carnival scene in a town square, shown from above. Dozens of small, brightly dressed figures crowd the muddy open space between brick houses and a large gray church on the right. People eat, drink, play games, dance, wrestle, and parade in costume. In the lower center, a man in colorful clothes rides two large beer barrels, while nearby others cook over a fire and sell food from stalls. At the bottom right, a figure dressed as a mock king in pale blue robes sits on a small wheeled platform surrounded by revelers. Scattered props—buckets, masks, musical instruments, benches, and carts—dot the square, and background streets and buildings are filled with more people watching or joining the festivities, creating a busy, chaotic festival atmosphere.

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mem_somerville

@mem_somerville@mastodon.social · 6 days ago

I was going to post this tomorrow for #WIPWednesday but it turns out it's the perfect #MardiGras colors so here it is now.

Laissez les bon temps rouler!

#Tatting

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A square of tatted thread. Lots of the little loops and chains that connect them. Colors are very vibrant. Turquoise, purple, yellow and pink are all in the same variegated thread. It looks a lot like King Cake colors.

The same tatted square with the tatting shuttle and the ball of Lizbeth thread nearby.

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AnneTheWriter

@AnneTheWriter1@universeodon.com · 6 days ago

Bonus #Joke
A hungry traveler stops at a monastery and is taken to the kitchen where a brother is frying chips. "Are you the friar?" he asks.

The brother replies, "No, I'm the chip monk."

(It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.)

#Humor #Humour #FunnyMeme #Puns #JokeOfTheDay #CatholicHumor #Fasting #FatTuesday #MardiGras #Mardi_Gras #Monks #Friars #DadJoke #ScottHillburn

Two-panel comic showing two robed Catholic monks in a monastery. The one monk is seated and writing, and the other is holding a box of chicken wings.

First panel:
The monk with the box asks, "Hmmm... What's the best way to cook these?"

The seated monk replies, "Put them in the air fryer."

Second panel:
The standing monk holds the box up in the air, and the seated monk stares at him.

Cartoon (c) 2025 by Scott Hilburn — Two-panel comic showing two robed Catholic monks in a monastery. The one monk is seated and writing, and the other is holding a box of chicken wings. First panel: The monk with the box asks, "Hmmm... What's the best way to cook these?" The seated monk replies, "Put them in the air fryer." Second panel: The standing monk holds the box up in the air, and the seated monk stares at him. Cartoon (c) 2025 by Scott Hilburn

AnneTheWriter

@AnneTheWriter1@universeodon.com · 6 days ago

Bonus #Joke
A hungry traveler stops at a monastery and is taken to the kitchen where a brother is frying chips. "Are you the friar?" he asks.

The brother replies, "No, I'm the chip monk."

(It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.)

#Humor #Humour #FunnyMeme #Puns #JokeOfTheDay #CatholicHumor #Fasting #FatTuesday #MardiGras #Mardi_Gras #Monks #Friars #DadJoke #ScottHillburn

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AnneTheWriter

@AnneTheWriter1@universeodon.com · 6 days ago

Bonus #MardiGras #Joke
Q: Why do Catholics always run marathons the day after Mardi Gras?
A: Because that's when they fast.

(It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.)

#Humor #Humour #FunnyMeme #Puns #JokeOfTheDay #CatholicHumor #Fasting #AshWednesday #SeanConnery

Photo of actor Sean Connery, with a photoshopped ash-cross on his forehead.

Meme text reads, "Is there something on my forehead? ... Why do you ash?" — Photo of actor Sean Connery, with a photoshopped ash-cross on his forehead. Meme text reads, "Is there something on my forehead? ... Why do you ash?"

AnneTheWriter

@AnneTheWriter1@universeodon.com · 6 days ago

Bonus #MardiGras #Joke
Q: Why do Catholics always run marathons the day after Mardi Gras?
A: Because that's when they fast.

(It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.)

#Humor #Humour #FunnyMeme #Puns #JokeOfTheDay #CatholicHumor #Fasting #AshWednesday #SeanConnery

mem_somerville

@mem_somerville@mastodon.social · 6 days ago

I was going to post this tomorrow for #WIPWednesday but it turns out it's the perfect #MardiGras colors so here it is now.

Laissez les bon temps rouler!

#Tatting

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Thee Mighty Pec-Yule-ia 🎄🎀✨

@lydialurch@mastodon.social · 6 days ago

I’m fixated on the Bourbon Street Live Cam so don’t expect any productivity from me today.

#MardiGras

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUhTr19MH0k

Jennifer Lynn Bartlett

@BartlettAstro@scicomm.xyz · 6 days ago

To those who celebrate, whether you say #MardiGras or #ShroveTuesday, remember #Lent is coming.

#Food traditions, like #pancake suppers, consume eggs, sugar, and fat that were forbidden during Lent and might otherwise have been wasted.

The Fight Between #Carnival and Lent by Pieter Brueghel the Elder in 1559, courtesy Kunsthistorisches Museum (GG_1016)

#Calendar #Timekeeping #History

Thee Mighty Pec-Yule-ia 🎄🎀✨

@lydialurch@mastodon.social · 6 days ago

I’m fixated on the Bourbon Street Live Cam so don’t expect any productivity from me today.

#MardiGras

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUhTr19MH0k

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The Public Domain Review

@publicdomainrev@mastodon.social · 6 days ago

Designs by Carlotta Bonnecaze for the Krewe of Proteus' parades in the #NewOrleans #MardiGras parade, 1880s and 90s. See more wonderful designs from the “golden age” of Mardi Gras here: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/illustrating-carnival-remembering-the-overlooked-artists-behind-early-mardi-gras?utm_content=buffer6adb8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

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The Public Domain Review

Illustrating Carnival: Remembering the Overlooked Artists Behind Early Mardi Gras

For more than 150 years the city of New Orleans has been known for the theatricality and extravagance of its Mardi Gras celebrations. Allison C. Meier looks at the wonderfully ornate float and costume designs from Carnival’s “Golden Age” and the group of New Orleans artists who created them.

The Public Domain Review

@publicdomainrev@mastodon.social · 6 days ago

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The Public Domain Review

Illustrating Carnival: Remembering the Overlooked Artists Behind Early Mardi Gras

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The Public Domain Review

@publicdomainrev@mastodon.social · 6 days ago

Happy #FatTuesday! Here's a few costume designs by artist Charles Briton for the 1873 New Orleans Mardi Gras. See more great carnival designs, and learn about their creators, in our essay by @AllisonCMeier: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/illustrating-carnival-remembering-the-overlooked-artists-behind-early-mardi-gras/ #MardiGras

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The Public Domain Review

Illustrating Carnival: Remembering the Overlooked Artists Behind Early Mardi Gras

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@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca · 6 days ago

It is Ramadan, Chinese New Year, and Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras, and Carnival!

May all your celebrations and observations be joyous!

#ramadan #ChineseNewYear #gunghayfatchoy #mardigras #carnival #fattuesday

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Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸

@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca · 6 days ago

It is Ramadan, Chinese New Year, and Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras, and Carnival!

May all your celebrations and observations be joyous!

#ramadan #ChineseNewYear #gunghayfatchoy #mardigras #carnival #fattuesday

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Das

@SRDas@mastodon.online · 6 days ago

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Two sugar sprinkled paczki (pronounced Poonch-key; they look like donuts and are filled) - with a bit of peach coloured rosehip filling over paper that is over 4 other paczki in a box

Rosehip paczki on a plate next to a black handleless mug with espresso on a table

multicolor glaze and and plastic beads and a small plastic baby on a king cake in a box with a transparent plastic window top

Anthony Dean

@dtgeek@mastodon.social · 6 days ago

Happy Fat Tuesday, all.

#FatTuesday #MardiGras #PaczkiDay #CaptainCarrot #ZooCrew #comics