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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2017 © 2017 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics 5 B Vol. 33, No. 11 Mardi Gras is French for “Fat Tuesday.” The “fat” in the name comes from the ancient custom of parading a fat ox through Paris on this day. The ox was to remind the people that they were not allowed to eat meat during the time of fasting known as Lent. Lent runs from Ash Wednesday through Easter Sunday. • • • • • paper plate construction paper glitter markers feathers, beads, buttons or other decorations ¬wooden dowel or plastic drinking straw • scissors • glue Help the jester ince “Mardi” means “Tuesday,” you can tell the find his way to holiday is always celebrated on that day of the week. the Mardi Gras The date can fall between February 3 and March 9 doubloons. depending on the lunar calendar, used by the Catholic Church to determine the date of Easter. Mardi Gras is always 47 days before Easter Sunday. 1. Cut a paper plate in half and make holes for your eyes. French people who came to the United States brought the custom of Mardi Gras with them. Standards Link: History: Students understand cultural contributions from various regions and how they helped to form a national heritage. 17 Mardi Gras parades happen throughout the world. Some of the most famous celebration centers are: New Orleans and Lafayette in Louisiana, Biloxi in Mississippi, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Nice in France and Viareggio in Italy. 25 People celebrate with parades and masked balls. Trinkets, especially beads and doubloons, are tossed to the crowds from parade floats. People dance in the streets. 29 During Mardi Gras, people dress in costumes and put on an ancient play. Do the math to discover where these Mardi Gras customs take place. 28 Paraders wear giant masks that make them look like walking heads with tiny bodies. 31 - 6 = New Orleans 7 + 8 + 5 + 9 = Southern Italy 37 - 9 = Nice, France 2. Decorate it with glitter, markers, feathers, etc. 3. Make a handle by taping a wooden dowel or straw to the back of your mask. 4 + 3 + 5 + 5 = Rio de Janeiro Standards Link: History: Understand cultural contributions from various regions. Find the identical Mardi Gras masks. Photo Fun Mardi Gras in the United States has three official colors. To find out what each of these three colors means, cross out the letters M-A-R-D-I G-R-A-S in each of the lines below. Write the remaining letters in order to learn what each color symbolizes. Clip a photograph from the newspaper and glue it to a piece of paper. Next to the photo write five adjectives that describe the photo. Next to each word, write its antonym. Use the adjectives and the antonyms to write a paragraph about Mardi Gras. Standards Link: Visual Arts: Understand and apply media, techniques and processes related to visual arts. Standards Link: Vocabulary Development: Understand and use adjectives and antonyms. Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple multiple-step written directions. n England, the Tuesday before Lent is called Shrove Tuesday. Because it is a tradition there to eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday, it is also called Pancake Day. Read the clues below and see if you can complete the words that all contain the letters P-A-N. Standards Link: Vocabulary Development: Understand grade-level appropriate vocabulary. MARDI GRAS TUESDAY TRINKETS COSTUMES DOUBLOONS SHROVE ANTONYM PARADE FRANCE ITALY MASK BILOXI PLAY … the feeling you have when you’re celebrating with friends. D I T A L Y K S A M O X T R K E M H F Y U I U Y I M W R X N This week’s word: B X E E A N A O C O FAST L O S R D N K V D T The verb fast means to eat very little or no food for religious or medical reasons. O L D X C A F E G N O I A E B Y R R T A N B Y A L P A A G S S E M U T S O C P R Mardi Gras Party The doctor asked Wendy to fast before surgery. Try to use the word fast in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family today. Safety Poem Imagine you have $500 to throw a Mardi Gras party. Look through the newspaper and “shop” for food, decorations, games and other supplies. Can you spend exactly $500? Write a poem that includes three safety rules. Standards Link: Math/Number Sense: Solve problems using money; add and subtract using money amounts. New Patients Welcome Gentle, Personal, Comprehensive Care 5RRW&DQDOV&URZQ%ULGJH([WUDFWLRQV,PSODQW5HVWRUDWLRQV&RVPHWLF'HQWLVWU\7HHWK:KLWHQLQJ Relaxing riverfront view from all rooms. (541) 997-3423 1256 Bay Street