Mardi Gras

Name: ………………………………………………………….. Date: ……………… Watch a National Geographic video on Mardi Gras and answer the questions below. 1. Mardi Gras is a celebration that a. is 200 years old. b. goes back almost 200 years. c. has been going on for more than 200 years.

2. Hurricane Katrina killed a. 1,300 people. b. 300 people. c. 130 people.

3. This holiday was first brought to New Orleans by French _____________ _______________________ .

4. Lent is a special season in which Catholics pray, _________ and ______________ for forty days.

5. Fat Tuesday, the day before _______

_____________, was called like

that because cooks used all the butter and fat in the kitchen. 6. January 6th is a. the beginning of carnival in New Orleans. b. the beginning of carnival in Brazil. c. the earliest starting day for carnival in the world.

7. In Rio de Janeiro, carnival means elaborate ____________, ____________ and dancing in the streets. 8. The first modern Mardi Gras in New Orleans started a. with elaborate balls. b. with parades. c. in 1837.