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BB2 AMERICAN PRESS ADVERTISING SECTION SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2007<br />
N E W C O M E R S G U I D E<br />
Fat Tuesday is <strong>Southwest</strong> La.’s last hurrah before Lent<br />
Mardi Gras takes its<br />
name from French: “Fat<br />
Tuesday.”<br />
The term Mardi Gras<br />
refers <strong>to</strong> the ancient Druid<br />
cus<strong>to</strong>m of using an ox in celebrations<br />
commemorating<br />
the end of winter and the<br />
coming of spring.<br />
After the beast was ceremoniously<br />
paraded through<br />
the village streets and countryside,<br />
it was hoisted above<br />
a wooden grate and sacrificed,<br />
becoming the final<br />
meat meal before the start<br />
of what would later be<br />
known as the Lenten season.<br />
The young Catholic<br />
Church adopted and purified<br />
the ritual, thus<br />
Carnival as a pre-Lenten<br />
celebration was born.<br />
Carnival, loosely translated<br />
as “farewell <strong>to</strong> flesh,”<br />
stems from the Latin “carnelevare.”<br />
It is the season<br />
from Twelfth Night, or<br />
Epiphany (Jan. 6), until<br />
Shrove Tuesday, the day<br />
before Ash Wednesday. As<br />
part of the Christian religious<br />
observance of the<br />
Area youth<br />
chase a<br />
chicken<br />
during a<br />
2006<br />
traditional<br />
Mardi Gras<br />
celebration<br />
in Bell City.<br />
AMERICAN PRESS<br />
FILE PHOTO<br />
Lenten season, communicants<br />
sacrificed the serving<br />
of meat dishes during Lent,<br />
and thus the expression<br />
describing the Shrove<br />
Tuesday, or the French<br />
Mardi Gras, “farewell <strong>to</strong><br />
flesh” was coined.<br />
Mardi Gras may occur on<br />
any Tuesday from Feb. 3<br />
through March 9, and is<br />
always 46 days before<br />
Easter.<br />
While not every group<br />
uses it, the term “krewe”<br />
has become the generic<br />
word for Carnival organizations<br />
since it was introduced<br />
in 1857 in New<br />
Orleans by the Mistick<br />
Krewe of Comus. The rich<br />
world of Greek, Roman and<br />
Egyptian mythology is the<br />
source of many of the krewe<br />
names.<br />
The New Orleans version<br />
of Mardi Gras descended<br />
most directly from France.<br />
On Mardi Gras day in 1699,<br />
the French explorer<br />
Iberville camped near the<br />
mouth of the Mississippi<br />
River and name the site<br />
“Point Mardi Gras.”<br />
Descriptions of some<br />
form of organized street<br />
masking in <strong>Louisiana</strong> do<br />
not exist prior <strong>to</strong> 1837. The<br />
first newspaper accounts of<br />
New Orleans Mardi Gras<br />
appeared that year, and the<br />
first recorded parade consisted<br />
of maskers in decorated<br />
carriages, on horseback<br />
and afoot.<br />
New Orleans Carnival is<br />
world-renowned for its<br />
elaborate parades, but its<br />
origin is actually in the ballroom.<br />
The first so-called<br />
Carnival Maskers were<br />
probably only attending a<br />
ball masque.<br />
The early street processions<br />
were mostly the work<br />
of either idle students or of<br />
playful Creoles. By 1838,<br />
some of the maskers had<br />
adopted the European cus<strong>to</strong>m<br />
of <strong>to</strong>ssing sweet meats,<br />
such as sugared almonds <strong>to</strong><br />
some of the ladies along<br />
their parade route, and so<br />
the cus<strong>to</strong>m of “throws” was<br />
introduced.<br />
Mardi Gras in New<br />
Orleans managed <strong>to</strong> survive<br />
the Civil War, World War I,<br />
Prohibition and the<br />
Depression, but World War<br />
II canceled four Carnival<br />
seasons. The Korean<br />
Conflict caused the cancelation<br />
of the 1951 season.<br />
Animated floats first<br />
appeared in the 1940s,<br />
and the number of New<br />
Orleans area parades<br />
tripled with the spread<br />
of the celebration in<strong>to</strong> the<br />
suburbs.<br />
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5: SPAR WARS Episode III Swim Meet,<br />
Sulphur Parks and Recreation Aquatic<br />
Center, Sulphur<br />
6-8: AFA Sectional Championship<br />
Softball Tournament, Sulphur Parks and<br />
Recreation Frasch Softball Facility,<br />
Sulphur<br />
8-15: USSSA Baseball 8-U World Series,<br />
Sulphur Parks and Recreation Frasch<br />
and Pattison Baseball Facilities, Sulphur<br />
11-14: Tournament of the Stars<br />
Summer Showcase, Various Sports<br />
Venues, <strong>Southwest</strong> <strong>Louisiana</strong><br />
14: Summer Pops, Lake Charles Civic<br />
Center, Coliseum<br />
14: Bastille Day — Viva la France!,<br />
Children’s Museum, Lake Charles<br />
14-15: Regional Swim Championship<br />
Meet, Sulphur Parks and Recreation<br />
Aquatic Center, Sulphur<br />
16-31: Sensational Summer Activities,<br />
Children’s Museum, Lake Charles<br />
21: Organizing, Documenting and<br />
Preserving Records,<br />
Genealogical and His<strong>to</strong>rical Library, Lake<br />
Charles<br />
21-22: Cajun Music and Food Festival,<br />
Bur<strong>to</strong>n Coliseum, Lake Charles<br />
28: Happy Birthday Harry Potter!,<br />
Children’s Museum, Lake Charles<br />
AUGUST<br />
4: Campfire Cajun Classic Fishing<br />
Tournament, Calcasieu Point Landing,<br />
Lake Charles<br />
10: Tournament of the Stars Golf<br />
Classic, Gray Plantation, Lake Charles<br />
10-12: Tournament of the Stars — Adult<br />
Basketball Classic, Lake Charles Civic<br />
Center and Various Sports Venues,<br />
<strong>Southwest</strong> <strong>Louisiana</strong><br />
10-12: Tournament of the Stars —<br />
Future Stars Classic, Lake Charles Civic<br />
Center and Molo Middle School, Lake<br />
Charles<br />
18: Electronic Resources for<br />
Genealogists, Genealogical and<br />
His<strong>to</strong>rical Library, Lake Charles<br />
Free Delivery<br />
& Set Up<br />
KOURY’S<br />
JEWELRY & GIFTS<br />
113 N. Adams Avenue<br />
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0 0 3 3 7 5 2 5<br />
25: Family Festival, Lake Charles Civic<br />
Center<br />
SEPTEMBER<br />
1-2: Jehovah’s Witness Local Chapter,<br />
8-9 Bur<strong>to</strong>n Coliseum, Lake Charles<br />
3: BooZoo’s Labor Day Festival, St.<br />
Raphael Knights of Columbus Council,<br />
Iowa<br />
3-7: Southeast Tourism Society<br />
Conference, Casino Hotel, <strong>Southwest</strong><br />
<strong>Louisiana</strong><br />
3-Oct. 31: “In Love with <strong>Louisiana</strong>”,<br />
Gallery by the Lake, Lake Charles<br />
6-8: Gallery Promenade, Art Galleries,<br />
Businesses, <strong>Southwest</strong> <strong>Louisiana</strong><br />
8-9: Midnight Fantasies Lakefront Tour<br />
Car and Truck Show, Lake Charles Civic<br />
Center<br />
15: La Familia Festival, Lake Charles<br />
Civic Center<br />
20-23: American Advertising Federation<br />
District 10 Convention,<br />
Casino Hotel, <strong>Southwest</strong> <strong>Louisiana</strong><br />
21: Performers’ Promenade, Central<br />
School Arts and Humanities Center,<br />
Lake Charles<br />
23: Calca-Chew Food Festival. St.<br />
Margaret Catholic Church, Lake Charles<br />
OCTOBER<br />
6-7: Lake Area Exotic Bird Show, Lake<br />
Charles Civic Center<br />
8-13: Fire Safety Week, Children’s<br />
Museum, Lake Charles<br />
12-13: Country Club Arts and Crafts Fair,<br />
St. Luke Simpson United Methodist<br />
Church, Lake Charles<br />
12-14: Celtic Nations Heritage Festival,<br />
Lake Charles Civic Center<br />
13: Vin<strong>to</strong>n Town Celebration, Horridge<br />
and Center Streets, Vin<strong>to</strong>n<br />
16-21: Cal-Cam Fair, Cal-Cam Fair<br />
Grounds, Sulphur<br />
18: Women’s Commission Conference,<br />
Lake Charles Civic Center<br />
18: Discovery Series, Private Home,<br />
Lake Charles<br />
19: 24th Birthday Bash, Gallery by the<br />
Lake, Lake Charles<br />
20: Ragley Heritage Festival, Ragley<br />
His<strong>to</strong>rical Square<br />
21: Oc<strong>to</strong>ber Classical Concert, Lake<br />
Charles Civic Center, Rosa Hart Theatre<br />
22-31: Fall Fest, Children’s Museum,<br />
Lake Charles<br />
27: “It’s a Yankee Doodle Arts Fest!”,<br />
Lake Charles Civic Center<br />
NOVEMBER<br />
1: Affaire d’Art, Gallery by the Lake,<br />
Lake Charles<br />
2-4: Kiwanis Club of South Lake Charles<br />
Arts and Crafts Fair,<br />
Lake Charles Civic Center<br />
9-Jan. 31: Faraway Places with Strange<br />
Sounding Names, Gallery by the Lake,<br />
Lake Charles<br />
10: Bayou Writers’ Group 3rd Annual<br />
Fall Conference, Central School Arts and<br />
Humanities Center, Lake Charles<br />
10: Moss Bluff Veteran’s Day Parade,<br />
Moss Bluff<br />
11: Veteran’s Day Avenue of Flags,<br />
Orange Grove Graceland Cemetery, Lake<br />
Charles<br />
13-18: Children’s Book Week,<br />
Children’s Museum, Lake Charles<br />
14-17: Mistle<strong>to</strong>e and Moss Holiday<br />
Market, Lake Charles Civic Center<br />
15: Discovery Series, Private Home,<br />
Lake Charles<br />
15-17: Moss Bluff Harvest Festival, VFW<br />
Post 9933, U.S. 171 N., Moss Bluff<br />
18: Lake Charles Symphony Classical<br />
Concert, Lake Charles Civic Center,<br />
Rosa Hart Theatre<br />
19-30: Native American Celebration,<br />
Children’s Museum, Lake Charles<br />
23: Thanksgiving Community Dinner,<br />
Sulphur Parks and Recreation Aquatic<br />
Center, Sulphur<br />
30-Dec. 1: Christmas Under the Oaks<br />
Festival, Henning Cultural Center,<br />
Sulphur<br />
30-Dec. 1: Holiday House Christmas<br />
Market, Henning Cultural Center,<br />
Sulphur<br />
30-Dec. 2: Spirit of Christmas, First<br />
Baptist Church, Lake Charles<br />
DECEMBER<br />
1-31: <strong>Southwest</strong> <strong>Louisiana</strong> Christmas<br />
Lighting Festival, Calcasieu Parish<br />
1: Christmas Under the Oaks Balloons<br />
on Parade, Down<strong>to</strong>wn Sulphur<br />
1: Lake Charles “Light Up the Lake”,<br />
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1: Lake Charles Christmas Boat Parade,<br />
Down<strong>to</strong>wn Lake Charles<br />
1: 20th annual Gingerbread House<br />
Contest, <strong>Southwest</strong> <strong>Louisiana</strong><br />
Convention and Visi<strong>to</strong>rs Bureau, Lake<br />
Charles<br />
1: DeQuincy Christmas Parade,<br />
Down<strong>to</strong>wn DeQuincy<br />
1: DeQuincy Tour of Homes, DeQuincy<br />
1: Starks Christmas Parade, La. 12,<br />
Starks<br />
1-2: Agility, Obedience, Rally Trials, West<br />
Calcasieu Arena, Sulphur<br />
2: Holiday Tour of Homes, Private<br />
Homes, Lake Charles<br />
5-12: Hanukah, Children’s Museum,<br />
Lake Charles<br />
7: Vin<strong>to</strong>n Christmas Parade, Down<strong>to</strong>wn<br />
Vin<strong>to</strong>n<br />
8: Westlake Christmas Parade,<br />
Down<strong>to</strong>wn Westlake<br />
8: Iowa Christmas Parade, Down<strong>to</strong>wn<br />
Iowa<br />
8: Moss Bluff Christmas Parade, Moss<br />
Bluff<br />
8: Holiday S<strong>to</strong>ry Time, Central School<br />
Arts and Humanities Center, Lake<br />
Charles<br />
15: McNeese State University<br />
Graduation, Bur<strong>to</strong>n Coliseum, Lake<br />
Charles<br />
17-22: 4th annual Christmas<br />
Celebration, Children’s Museum, Lake<br />
Charles<br />
26-Jan. 1: Kwanzaa African American<br />
Celebration, Children’s Museum, Lake<br />
Charles<br />
JEFF DAVIS PARISH<br />
Every Saturday — Main Street Farmer’s<br />
Market, Founders’ Park in Jennings<br />
APRIL<br />
1: Easter Egg Hunt, Baby Crawl and<br />
Easter Bonnet Contest, “Field of<br />
Dreams” baseball park, Lake Arthur<br />
13: Jeff Davis Parish American Cancer<br />
Society Relay for Life, Lake Arthur Park<br />
15: April Clay Shooting Tournament,<br />
Cajun Elite Shooting Club, Jennings<br />
21: USDA NRCS Earth Day Youth<br />
Fishing Tournament, <strong>Louisiana</strong> Oil and<br />
Gas Park, Jennings<br />
MAY<br />
3-6: “Zone VI,” Cajun Elite Shooting<br />
Club, Jennings<br />
19: Jeff Davis Parish Business Alliance<br />
Annual Golf Tournament, Jennings<br />
Country Club<br />
29: El<strong>to</strong>n Memorial Day Celebration,<br />
El<strong>to</strong>n<br />
JUNE<br />
9: “Cajun Cup Shooting Tournament,”<br />
Cajun Elite Shooting Club, Jennings<br />
JULY<br />
3: Stars and Stripes Celebration and<br />
Fireworks, <strong>Louisiana</strong> Oil and Gas Park,<br />
Jennings<br />
4: Town of El<strong>to</strong>n Fourth of July<br />
Celebration<br />
21: “Swamp Rat Shoot,” Cajun Elite<br />
Shooting Club, Jennings<br />
AUGUST<br />
25: “National Warm-Up Shoot,” Cajun<br />
Elite Shooting Club, Jennings<br />
SEPTEMBER<br />
8: “Mourning Dove Open,” Cajun Elite<br />
Shooting Club, Jennings<br />
22: <strong>Louisiana</strong> Rice Run, Jennings<br />
OCTOBER<br />
4-6: Jeff Davis Parish Fair, fairgrounds,<br />
Jennings<br />
4-7: “<strong>Louisiana</strong> State Shoot,” Cajun<br />
Elite Shooting Club, Jennings<br />
27: Jennings Alive Arts and Crafts Show<br />
and Festival, down<strong>to</strong>wn Main Street,<br />
Jennings<br />
31: Main Street Trick or Treat,<br />
down<strong>to</strong>wn Main Street, Jennings<br />
NOVEMBER<br />
3: Our Lady of the Lake Fun Fest and<br />
Bazaar, Christian Unity Center, Lake<br />
Arthur<br />
DECEMBER<br />
1: Jennings Christmas Parade and<br />
Festival and Gumbo Cook-Off, down<strong>to</strong>wn<br />
Jennings<br />
8: Lake Arthur Christmas Jubilee and<br />
Gumbo Cook-Off, Main Street, Lake<br />
Arthur<br />
16: Town of El<strong>to</strong>n Christmas Parade,<br />
El<strong>to</strong>n<br />
BEAUREGARD PARISH<br />
April and Oc<strong>to</strong>ber: The Four Winds Pow<br />
Wow, at the Beauregard Parish<br />
Fairgrounds<br />
May 5: Treasure Fest, along the onemile<br />
walking trail, DeRidder’s West Park.<br />
May 12: <strong>Louisiana</strong> Doll Festival,<br />
Down<strong>to</strong>wn DeRidder, home of the Lois<br />
Loftin Doll Museum<br />
Juneteenth Celebration — throughout<br />
the month of June.<br />
July 13-15: Beauregard Parish<br />
Watermelon Festival, Beauregard Parish<br />
Fairgrounds<br />
First week in Oc<strong>to</strong>ber: Beauregard<br />
Parish Fair, fairgrounds.<br />
Oct. 20: Ragley Heritage and Timber<br />
Festival, Ragley<br />
Nov. 10-11: DeRidder Gem and Mineral<br />
Show, DeRidder<br />
Nov. 24: Christmas in the Park, West<br />
Park<br />
Dec. 1: Miracle on Washing<strong>to</strong>n<br />
Christmas Festival, DeRidder<br />
ALLEN PARISH<br />
Allen Parish Trade Days: Every third<br />
Saturday and Sunday of the month,<br />
Oberlin Fairgrounds<br />
Trotting Bred Races: Every other<br />
Saturday, starting the last Saturday of<br />
April through Oc<strong>to</strong>ber, Metro Soileau<br />
Downs, Soileau<br />
First weekend in May: Sacred Heart<br />
Catholic Church Spring Festival, Oakdale<br />
First Saturday in September: St. Joan<br />
of Arc Bazaar, Oberlin<br />
Sept. 29-30: Old Time Plow Days, Mittie<br />
First weekend in Oc<strong>to</strong>ber: Coushatta<br />
Pow Wow, Grand Casino Coushatta<br />
Pavillion, Kinder<br />
Grant Christmas Tree Farm: Each<br />
Saturday, starting Saturday after<br />
Thanksgiving through second Saturday<br />
of December<br />
Dec. 1: Kinder’s Christmas in the Park,<br />
down<strong>to</strong>wn Kinder<br />
Dec. 1: — Christmas in the Country,<br />
Elizabeth<br />
Dec. 8: Christmas on Main Street,<br />
Oakdale<br />
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