Mardi gras à Jordan !

AF Library, Jordan Center
Saturday, 22 March
2.30pm - 4.30pm
In French and English 
For kids (3-7 yo)
HK$80 (20% off for AF members)

Let's celebrate Mardi Gras altogether! 一齊慶祝狂歡節啦！

You probably know that Mardi Gras is French for “Fat Tuesday”, reflecting the practice of eating richer, fatty foods before the ritual fasting with no meat during the Lenten season.

It is said that the word “Carnival” comes from “carne levare” or “away with meat”. Mardi Gras Carnival celebrations begin on or after Epiphany or “King’s Day” and culminate on the day before Ash Wednesday. This period of time was also a time for mocking everything and everybody at everyone’s expense, behind masks, protected by disguises.

To celebrate Mardi Gras, join us for a fun-filled event to make bugnes, a traditional French pastry, and create your own festive carnival masks while dressed in your most creative costume!

你可能知道「Mardi Gras」喺法文解「肥膩嘅星期二」，反映咗喺四旬齋期開始前，享用豐富油膩食物嘅習俗，因為齋期期間會戒食肉類。

據說「Carnival」（嘉年華）一詞源自「carne levare」，意思係「唔要肉」。狂歡節嘅慶祝活動通常喺主顯節（Epiphany，又稱「國王節」）當日或之後開始，並喺聖灰星期三前一日達到高潮。呢段時間亦可以盡情嘲諷任何人和事，大家戴上面具，隱藏身份，肆無忌憚咁取笑。

想一同歡慶「狂歡節」？快來加入我們這個充滿樂趣的活動，一起製作傳統法式甜點「布涅」，並發揮你的創意，打扮成最具特色的造型，製作獨一無二的節慶嘉年華面具！