{"id":2402,"date":"2016-02-02T13:00:33","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T21:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/?p=2402"},"modified":"2016-01-29T11:29:06","modified_gmt":"2016-01-29T19:29:06","slug":"mardi-gras-a-twist-on-the-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/2016\/02\/02\/mardi-gras-a-twist-on-the-tradition\/","title":{"rendered":"Mardi Gras: A twist on the tradition"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"king<\/a>Next Tuesday, Feb 9th, join the Sub-Free dorm as they celebrate Mardi Gras. Yep. 8:30PM. Be there.<\/strong><\/p>\n

(As told by Marin Sklan, House Advisor)<\/em><\/p>\n

I can\u2019t help but wonder if there is something comically ironic on this, the eve of\u00a0SubFree\u2019s third annual Mardi Gras celebration. Somehow, a holiday infamous for its alcohol\u00a0consumption has become tradition in a dorm that is known for quite the opposite. Instead of\u00a0flashing and drinking, our celebration features an educational discussion*, king cake, plastic\u00a0babies**, and zydeco renditions of 18th century Baroque music. Colorful beads are the standard\u00a0dress code, though more theatrical residents often pile on plastic glasses, hats, and the occasional\u00a0cape. Naturally, things become a bit chaotic (think plastic babies in our air vents), and beads\u00a0seem to proliferate when no one is looking. But despite the saturated green, gold, and purple\u00a0ribbons, there is something wonderfully coherent about a celebration that exchanges drinking\u00a0culture for community norms. Feel free to pop by on Tuesday, February 9th around 8:30, for\u00a0what is certain to be a colorful hot mess.<\/p>\n

*That goes something along the lines of \u201cIn the beginning there was no Mardi Gras, only\u00a0alcohol. Then Jesus happened, Europe invaded America, the French did stuff and Mardi Gras\u00a0was born.\u201d<\/p>\n

**They are hidden in said King Cake, and are meant to represent baby Jesus. Whoever receives\u00a0the slice with the baby must buy the next cake. Or so I have been led to believe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Next Tuesday, Feb 9th, join the Sub-Free dorm as they celebrate Mardi Gras. Yep. 8:30PM. Be there. (As told by Marin Sklan, House Advisor) I can\u2019t help but wonder if there is something comically ironic on this, the eve of\u00a0SubFree\u2019s … finish reading Mardi Gras: A twist on the tradition<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1017,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1017"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2402"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2405,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402\/revisions\/2405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}