{"id":1327,"date":"2011-03-08T08:39:58","date_gmt":"2011-03-08T13:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vac\/2011\/03\/08\/mardi-gras\/"},"modified":"2011-03-08T08:39:58","modified_gmt":"2011-03-08T13:39:58","slug":"mardi-gras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vac\/2011\/03\/08\/mardi-gras\/","title":{"rendered":"MARDI GRAS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #ffcc00\">Today is March 8 and we are celebrating<\/span> <span style=\"color: #339966\">Mardi<\/span><span style=\"color: #339966\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #339966\"> Gras !Check the recipe section<\/span> <span style=\"color: #cc99ff\">and the seasonal craft section for fun ideas!<\/span><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Mardi Gras, French for \u201cFat Tuesday\u201d marks the end of Carnival and the beginning of the Christian fasting of Lent.\u00a0 The biggest Mardi Gras celebration in the US is in New Orleans, Louisiana.\u00a0 Rio de Janeiro in Brazil also has a huge celebration.\u00a0 Find a Brazilian au pair in your cluster and ask her to tell you all about it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is March 8 and we are celebrating Mardi Gras !Check the recipe section and the seasonal craft section for fun ideas! 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