Whether your idea of celebrating Shrove Tuesday (aka Mardi Gras, in French) involves dropping beads from a fancy float in New Orleans or eating a colorful slice of king cake from the comfort of your own home, sharing Mardi Gras Sayings and Quotes on social media is a great and easy way to have fun.
While traditional Mardi Gras celebrations such as wearing decorative masks or marching in parades are well known, the origins of the popular cultural celebration are not as widespread. Before you share these funny Mardi Gras quotes and famous Mardi Gras sayings with your friends, family and followers, it is important to know its rich and interesting history.
For starters, Mardi Gras traditions are in full force in the Big Easy and in many parts of the world such as Brazil, Italy, and Trinidad and Tobago on the last Tuesday before Lent—the six-week period from Ash Wednesday leading up to Easter during to which Christians fast, repent and pray. While Mardi Gras or Mardi Gras is traditionally celebrated on one day — this year it falls on February 21, 2023 — Mardi Gras season actually begins on Epiphany (January 6). The festive period is known as Carnival, and the celebrations usually last for a week or more in many countries.
Now that you’re a little more prepared, read on for 50 quotes you can use as Happy Tuesday Instagram captions to accompany your cool photos. Whether you’re posting a picture of Crescent City fun, the end result of a Mardi Gras recipe, or a photo of yourself decked out in purple, gold, and green, these messages will capture the spirit of the carnival season.
Mardi Gras Sayings
- What happens in the float, stays in the float!
- Time for big fun in the Big Easy.
- Mardi’s life!
- The only Tuesday that matters is Fat Tuesday.
- Masked and beautiful.
- Confetti hair, never mind.
- Throw me something!
- Meet me at the bay.
- Beads, baju, and beignets…it’s a Mardi celebration!
- Let the good times roll. (Let the good times roll.)
- Fat Tuesday will always be my favorite day of the week.
- Pray!
- Getting weird, feeling jazzy.
- It’s a Mardi Gras!
- It’s time to get jazzy.
- Let’s start this Mardi.
Mardi Gras Sayings About Food
- Let the gumbo games begin!
- Let the king eat cake!
- Creole cuisine is my love language.
- It’s too long.
- There are cakes, but the King takes the cake!
- Stuffing for jambalaya.
- Nobody puts the baby in a king cake!
- Time to eat your gumbo grub!
- The beignet, did it.
- Getting dirty with rice.
- Calling for lobsters!
Mardi Gras sayings about beads
- Bead or did not happen.
- Let’s throw down!
- It’s a beaded and Mardi Gras thing.
- The more beads the better.
- With beads please!
- I need beads.
- Spine or bust.
- Beads are a girl’s best friend.
- I’m kind of a bead deal.
- Bold, beaded and beautiful!
Mardi Gras Quotes
- “There was a change in the air. It was Mardi Gras in New Orleans after all.” – Penelope Douglas
- “There’s no place like New Orleans.” – Harry Connick Jr.
- “I have a love/hate relationship with the city of New Orleans, which is the strongest kind of relationship.” – Nicolas Cage
- “I spent so many summers and New Years and fun times in New Orleans. It was always a place where I felt I could go and let go and enjoy the spirit of something.” – Sandra Bullock
- “The city itself, I love the vibes of New Orleans.” -Zion Williamson
- “In America, there may be better gastronomic destinations than New Orleans, but there is no place more uniquely wonderful.” -Anthony Bourdain
- “I love New Orleans physically. I love the trees and the soft air and the beautiful days. I have a beautiful home here.” – Anne Rice
- “If you love New Orleans, it will love you back.” – Drew Brees
- “It’s a wonderful holiday and anyone who doesn’t enjoy Mardi Gras is not of this world.” – Franklin Alvarado
- “An American hasn’t seen the United States until he’s seen Mardi Gras in New Orleans.” – Mark Twain
- “Mardi Gras is a state of mind.” – Ed Muniz
- “Mardi Gras is the love of life. It’s the harmonious convergence of our food, our music, our creativity, our eccentricity, our neighborhoods and our joie de vivre. All at once.” – Chris Rose
- “Some girls are just born with glitter in their veins.” – Paris Hilton
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