The simple act of placing a crown upon your head can transform one to royal thoughts. Masks have the same magical ability to hide the real person. Both can bring out hidden aspects of yourself in the form of secrecy and fantasy. You can become temporarily free while masking the public self. Masks, crowns and adornments have beauty, wonder and mystery that all send us into fantasy and desire. Carnival grants our desires. The philosophy of life can be revealed thru Mardi Gras....one must search carefully for inner meaning and you can find truisms all around...Keep your curiosity up! The day spins the intricate web of mystery, humor, fantasy and desire....to the bitter end...Do not cry when it is over....smile because it happened!One of the most asked questions about masking...Do I have to Mask?....I will quote The Wizard of Knowledge of Mardi Gras...Arthur Hardy's Mardi Gras Guide....33rd Annual Edition...."No, but you should, at least on Fat Tuesday, the only day when street masking is legal (from dawn to dusk). Masking, which can be elaborate or makeshift, dates from Roman carnivals when assuming false identities was a common practice. By law, float riders must be masked at all times."
A quote from Alice..."Alice in Wonderland"...."I wonder if I've been changed in the night? Let me think. Was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost think I can remember feeling a little different. But if I'm not the same, the next question is 'Who in the world am I?' Ah, that's the great puzzle!"
Let the fantasy begin on Lundi Gras!!!
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