Mardi Gras
These are the official colors of Mardi Gras.
What are purple, green & gold
Valentine's Day is named after this saint.
Who is St. Valentine.
This is the carnival that takes place on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday to celebrate before the fasting and sacrifice of Lent.
What is Mardi Gras?
This is the symbol we wear to show our repentance of sin.
What is an ashen cross?
This city is often called, "The Big Easy".
What is New Orleans?
Wear this to disguise your identity at a Mardi Gras ball or while riding on a parade float.
What is a mask?
This flower is most symbolic of Valentine's Day.
What is a rose.
This day marks that there are 46 days until Easter and begins the Lenten season.
What is Ash Wednesday?
People from the age of 14 are expected to _____ on this day. This means abstain from meat and on certain days, eat smaller meals.
What is fast?
Lots of folks eat these donuts on Fat Tuesday
What is Paczki (pounchki)
The english translation of Mardi Gras
What is Fat Tuesday?
This is the official bird of Valentine's Day.
What is a dove.
This is a pillar of Lent where we deny ourselves something we love, such as food.
What is fasting?
The palms from this day are used to create the ashes to mark worshippers foreheads
What is Palm Sunday?
This is not celebrated on Good Friday services
What is the Eucharist?
The most common trinkets thrown from a Mardi Gras parade float.
What are bead necklaces?
These are the two most popular candies sold on Valentine's day.
What are conversation hearts and boxes of chocolate.
This is the final week of Lent that begins on Palm Sunday and ends on Holy Saturday.
What is Holy Week?
This is the earliest day Ash Wednesday can occur.
What is February 4th?
This percentage of pet owners give their pets gifts on Valentine's Day.
What is 3%.
The year (within 5 years) that the first Mardi Gras parade took place in New Orleans.
What is 1857?
Valentine's Day was first celebrated in this year.
What is 496 AD.
This is a pillar of lent where we give aide to those in need. This can be through money or donating our time.
What is almsgiving?
The verse commonly recited when priest mark worshippers with ashes.
what is Remember that you are dust, and unto dust you shall return?
Cupid is this old today.
What is the 3000?