Just one more day, one day until Lent. So let's have it, the merriment before the penance, and the feast before the fast. I'm gonna keep y'all company all the way down, even if not in person. Hey, brothers and sisters, y'all know what "carnival" means in Latin?
Well, this Firefly went to the good schools, so she can tell you all about it. "Carnival. Farewell to the flesh. " That's what it means.
"Farewell to the flesh. "
When the Catholic Church realised they couldn't rid us of our pagan ways, - They invited... - Jesus.
This explains a lot.
It has been suggested by some scholars that the pagan practice of “weeping for Tammuz” that Ezekiel decried (Ezekiel 8:14) was the actual origin of Lent. Tammuz was a pagan god associated with death and rebirth in nature and the husband of the goddess Ishtar.
Well today is the day, New Orleans. lt's Mardi Gras. And time is already runnin' out. When the clock strikes midnight, when good ol' Comus greets Rex, when the police on their horses come to sweep us out of the Quarter, it, mes amis, is histoire.
Lent starts tomorrow, mes amis, and me, l want somethin' tasty to give up. That's right, it's Mardi Gras. lt's Fat Tuesday, and l am fat. My belt is broken, my pants are open, my belly is a mountain of love stuffed with oysters. And y'all know what tomorrow is. Ash Wednesday. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. And you can keep the silverware, cos tonight l'm eatin' with my hands.
You better hurry before they get here. The men on their horses, sending us out of the streets and into our home to repent for all of our sinnin'. Hours to go, hours till judgment. So get drunk, get fatter, and get fucked.
Yeah, you're right. l said it. Y'all can trust the Firefly.
Laissez les bons temps rouler!
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