Laissez les bon temps rouler! in Huntsville, Alabama
Po’ Boys and crawfish, seafood jambalaya and red beans and rice, zydeco music and dancing. It is the time for the Fat Tuesday celebrations, and while Huntsville, Alabama is not in New Orleans, it is in the south. And there is no better region to be in right now than in the Southern region of the United States. There are many different traditions throughout the world that revolve around this holiday. One thing that they have in common is that it is a day in which to indulge a bit, before the upcoming fasts of Lent.
The Mardi Gras celebrations precede Ash Wednesday, and the celebrations include not only dancing and having fun, but getting the last little bit of rich and indulgent food in, before the following forty days of restrictions. In some countries this is also known as Pancake Tuesday. Donuts and pancakes are rich and sweet, and when one is looking at giving up the foods of pleasure for a while, of course they want to have a bit to carry them through.
In the Southern States of America, the food is rich, but it is spicy too. Crawfish festivals abound, and the old timers instruct the newbies on just how to squeeze the tail and suck the head. The celebrations in the smaller town of Huntsville, Alabama will be incredible, but much lower of a key than those that will be taking place in New Orleans, so many opt for this calmer way to celebrate. Many of the hotels will be offering travel and accommodation discounts, for a list of those check here. There will be feasts of Cajun food and local favorites, Dynamic Duo and Mambo Gris Gris will be playing Zydeco Music all night, and the dancing will carry on until far into the evening, the same Southern celebration of Fat Tuesday, without the crowds of people.
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