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4C THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2017 © 2017 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 33, No. 11 Asto ria Fo rest Pro d ucts , LLC 10 Pier 1 • Su ite 301 Astoria , O regon 97103 Astoria, Warrenton, & Seaside 1100 Northwest Ridge Road Hammond OR 97121 reservations 800-562-8506 Info 503-861-2606 Northwest West Inc. Northwest West Inc. Northwest West West Inc. Inc. Northwest Northwest West West Inc. Inc. Northwest Northwest West West Inc. Inc. Northwest Northwest West West Inc. Inc. Northwest Northwest West Inc. Northwest West West Inc. Inc. Northwest Northwest West Inc. Northwest West West Inc. Inc. Northwest Northwest West Inc. Northwest West West Inc. Inc. Northwest Northwest West Inc. Northwest Northwest West Inc. West Inc. Northwest Northwest West Inc. West Inc. Northwest West Inc. Northwest West Inc. Northwest West Inc. 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. 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Astoria AN D TO W IN G Standards Link: History: Students understand cultural contributions from various regions and how they helped to form a national heritage. 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. Do the math to discover where these Mardi Gras customs take place. SEASIDE 738-9243 2155 S ROOSEVELT 25 People celebrate with 17 People dance in parades and masked balls. Trinkets, especially beads and doubloons, are tossed to the crowds from parade floats. the streets. 29 During Mardi Gras, people dress in costumes and put on an ancient play. 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 ASTORIA | 503-556-0410 S uns p ire Hea lth 4 + 3 + 5 + 5 = Rio de Janeiro 37 - 9 = Nice, France Standards Link: History: Understand cultural contributions from various regions. A s toria Pointe T he Ros eb ria r 263 W E xcha n ge • Astoria | (877) 435-7790 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. NORTHWEST 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. READY MIX 950 O lney A ve • A storia 503-325-3562 1410 CO M M ERCIA L STREET A STO RIA 503-325-5511 Great Ocean 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 Da Yang Seafoods LTD. 400 IN D U STRY ST. 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