Mardi Gras and Culture

As I researched about the famous Mardi Gras I found out a lot of interesting material. The history of Mardi Gras has been dated back to the Middle Ages. Mardi Gras was originally in Paris but it moved to North America. Originally Mardi Gras was called Carnivals and the preformers during this time were called krewes. Mardi Gras has been through some very difficult times since 1918. Mardi Gras has been canceled for many reasons such as WW1, the Prohibition, the Great Depression, and WW2. Things began to change in the 1950's for Mardi Gras. It drew so much media attention internationally the city of New Orleans had to create a special task force for the hundreds of thousands of people who came from all across the world. In 1992 many of the krewes had private memberships and New Orleans mandated that the krewes open their membership to all including blacks. Many of the krewes refused but Rex made there membership open to the public. As I researched Mardi Gras I was a little sad that we were not able to go during the Mardi Gras season. Although I was sad about that I am still grateful for this wonderful opportunity and I am very EXCITED to go.