it's carnival season here are some of
our favorite Mardi Gras stories first up
in 2017 a group of Mardi Gras revelers
in Texas had a very specific mission
they were part of a flashmob marriage
proposal the stunt began with
groom-to-be John Galloway strutting his
stuff before a Mardi Gras parade began
he was joined by his choreographed
co-conspirators doing their thing to
Bruno Mars his girlfriend Wendy
Hernandez was a professional dancer so
the pressure was on
[Music]
[Applause]
[Music]
[Applause]
but John had nothing to fear she said
yes of course
[Applause]
[Music]
and Mardi Gras was the occasion of
another big life event a gender-reveal
everyone around me was so excited that
they forgot to the poppers these
expectant parents decided to celebrate
the imminent arrival of their baby
by having partiers throw beads at them
Jesus it was just like whenever I
realized I saw those pink beads flying
at us like instantly we went into tears
and just like the excitement and all the
build-up that happened from then and
this is wild
Elizabeth had some friends riding on the
Mardi Gras float when the float got
close enough a sign was held up that
bread king or queen which will it be
throw here the emotions that we're going
through is just like I can't believe
this happening like this is crazy oh my
god I'm gonna have a little girl she's
gonna feel a little me I mean I was just
ecstatic
animal lovers may be ecstatic over this
celebration its doggie Gras and it
happens every year in San Diego
happy doggy beloved pets as well as
rescued dogs in need of homes parade
down browbone streets decked out in
their Fat Tuesday finest it's pretty
awesome sorry
a decidedly less adorable animal helped
kick off the Carnival season in Venice
this year that is a big rat
the ride and its bird friends are
carnival slopes
literally perched atop the gondolas
navigating the city's canals Carnival
season culminates in Mardi Gras or Fat
Tuesday what's it all mean
oh yeah that's that's a fun day well
we'll let this guy explain oh the brakes
are off the Mardi Gras right I mean
people in the street dancing celebrating
and unknown all that kinda stuff and
then it all comes to a crashing halt at
midnight on Ash Wednesday when the
lights are turned out the costumes taken
off the people go home shut up and
windows and hunker down for Lent
in the Christian tradition Lent is a
time of fasting and solemn observance
people do talk about giving up things
for Lindy a lot of things I need to give
up I need to give up my love of sweets
and cookies and candy and I can do that
for Lent but it's not about suffering
just to make yourself suffer guys the
season of Lent again it's the time of
looking inward and and self-assessment
and perhaps asking yourself why you put
that costume on your dog this inside
addition.com