Looking for an excuse to play? Tomorrow is Mardi Gras!

Put on some Mardi Gras tunes and have some fun! Gambit Weekly, a New Orleans newspaper, has compiled a great playlist to help you celebrate. Play it on Spotify.

Watch the biggest Fat Tuesday parades—Zulu and Rex—with the NOLA.com Parade Cam.

Swing by Copenhagen, one of our favorite Burlingame bakeries, and grab a King Cake for Fat Tuesday (best to order in advance if you can)—theirs is one of the best!

Don’t know much about Mardi Gras? Here’s a quick explanation of what Mardi Gras is from Wikipedia. Mardi Gras (/ˈmɑːrdi ˌɡrɑː/), or Fat Tuesday, refers to events of the Carnival celebration, beginning on or after the Christian feasts of the Epiphany (Three Kings Day) and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday, which is known as Shrove Tuesday. Mardi Gras is French for “Fat Tuesday”, reflecting the practice of the last night of eating rich, fatty foods before the ritual Lenten sacrifices and fasting of the Lenten season.

Happy Mardi Gras from Annie and Denise!

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