The Campion French Club Celebrates Mardi Gras!
by: B. Spottiswood
Carnival is celebrated all over Europe and in all South American and Caribbean countries that have a Catholic tradition. In these countries people celebrate Carnival with parades, floats, costume parties and street dances.
Mardi Gras, also known as “Fat Tuesday” (Mardi Gras is French for “Fat Tuesday”) or Shrove Tuesday, is the day of feasting before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. Carnival is a time of fun and merry-making and usually starts approximately a week before Ash Wednesday.
On Tuesday, March 8th, the Campion French Club helped celebrate Mardi Gras and the beginning of Lent by making and selling delicious cream and fruit-filled crêpes in the matrix. Members of the club worked through the lunch periods to cook crêpes and sell them for $1.50 each to hungry customers. They also sold Mardi Gras beads in the Mardi Gras colours of purple (justice), green (faith) and gold (power).
Campion students sampled the delicious food sprinkled with syrup and powdered sugar. Since some students are giving up sugar for Lent, Mardi Gras was their last chance to enjoy something sweet.
The profits from this day will be donated to “The Knight’s Table” Food Bank in Brampton.
Hourra pour Mardi Gras! Les crêpes sont magnifiques!