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Mardi Gras!!! Fantastique!!!
Tuesday February 24, 2009
Mardi Gras came to New Orleans through its French heritage in 1699. Early explorers celebrated this French Holiday on the banks of the Mississippi River. Throughout the years, people have added to the celebration by establishing krewes (organizations) which host parades and balls. ‘Carnival’ quickly became an exciting holiday for both children and adults celebrated the world over.
Mardi Gras means "Fat Tuesday" and of course is celebrated on that day of the week. The date can fall between February 3 and March 9 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.
The official colors for Mardi Gras are purple, green, and gold. These colors were chosen in 1872 by the King of Carnival, Rex. He chose these colors to stand for the following:
* Purple represents Justice *
* Green stands for Faith *
* Gold stands for Power *
R.T.Clown, Inc. Loves Mardi-Gras!
Who doesn’t love an opportunity to get all costumed-up in bright, cheerful colors and parade through the streets cheering well-wishers?!!!
R.T.Clown, Inc. specializes in providing a wide variety of fun & exciting entertainers for Parades, Festivals, Street Carnivals and School Functions as well as Corporate Promotions!
We have coordinated Mardi Gras Parties of all sizes for both Private and Professional Groups.
R.T.Clown, Inc. is very popular with the
LA Club & Bar scene as each venue attempts to out-do each other during this crazy, out-there Holiday.
Specialized, Professional Entertainment is the way to go if your want your Mardi Gras Patrons to remember you and return next year with their friends.
It is also a special time of year in the Social Scene that deserves something special!
Our Carnival of Entertainment begins with…
~ Magicians ~
Masters of Magic can stroll throughout your Party, spreading wonder and amazement to all your guests. Either a hysterically comedic & often quite kooky or super-cool, hip-hop style Magician brings to life amazing slight-of-hand tricks that will wow & amaze even the greatest skeptic.
Magic Shows are also available as the showpiece for your Mardi Gras Party Entertainment!
Each Magic Show is usually 45minutes and R.T.Clown, Inc. has a variety of specialty acts and styles to choose from ~ all from the Magic Castle!
Magic is one of our most popular, interactive entertainment choices for any celebration!
Always a Crowd Pleaser! Call today for details!
Magic is just the beginning!
Let the Carnival get even Crazier with…
~ Clowns & Characters ~
Add that special, professionally costumed, character to your Party. Great for the Kids, R.T.Clown offers everything from Mardi Gras~style Clowns to SuperHeroes, Princesses, and popular kid characters. Each Clown or Character can perform face-painting, balloon animals, even a little show for the
Kids with Magic, fun Games & Music!
Our Clowns are colorful, friendly, goofy and are a must for any Mardi Gras Event!
~ King & Queen of the Carnival ~
The perfect hosts for your Mardi Gras Party, our King & Queen, dressed to the nines in all of their royal splendor, add that extra special element your guests will not soon forget! Great for pictures, or general ambience, meeting & greeting or passing out beads… all of your guests will feel like royalty!
~ Jugglers & Stilt Walkers ~
What Carnival, Parade or Celebration would be complete without a Crazy Juggler who can swallow fire, ride a 10ft unicycle and entertain as he strolls through the Celebration. Or a Stilt Walker who
brings everyone to their knees in awe!
Jugglers & Stilt Walkers provide wonderful,
highly-visual entertainment for any event!
~ Fire Eaters & Specialty Acts ~
Mimes, Cultural Dancers, More!
Check out our list of Entertainment Services on our Website for more great, creative, unique ideas!
~ Caricaturists ~
Always fun to watch, Caricature Artists offer your Mardi Gras Party Goers something special and unique to take home. Caricaturists are best suited for Costumed Celebrations and sketch cartoon-like drawings that comically exaggerate your guest’s best features. (Approximately 12 sketches per hour)
~ Tattoo Artists & Face Painters ~
A most popular activity for any Carnival or Festival! For girls and boys alike, colorful & festive!
~ Hypnotists ~
to bring out the true characters in costume
~ Fortune Tellers ~
Old World Gypsies reveal only the positive
for each of your guest’s futures
~ Puppet Shows ~
With fun, exciting story lines, music, singing and more! Puppet Shows offer a wonderful solution to the ‘how to entertain the kids’ question and are offered in a variety of styles, formats and prices from R.T.Clown, Inc.
~ Petting Zoos & Ponies & Animal Shows ~
Another wonderful activity for Children at Mardi Gras Carnivals & any outdoor event is an Animal Show with Reptiles or Birds or even Exotic Animals. Ponies and barn-yard animal Petting Zoos are also great fun for all ages with chickens, ducks, pigs, sheep, rabbits, guinea pigs & more, oh my!
~ Carnival Rides & Games & Jumpers ~
From Ferris Wheels to Kid Trains to Dunk Tanks…
We also offer great Carnival Style Games
that even include Prizes & a Game Coordinator!
R.T.Clown, Inc. offers hundreds of inflatables & interactive jumpers in all shapes & sizes for all age groups ~ call today for quotes & ideas.
~ Carnival Food Carts ~
Carnival Fun & Food has to include Churros, Cotton Candy, Hot Dogs, Ice Cream and SnoCones
All materials and attendant included!
~ DJ’s ~
Let’s Get This Party Started!
Acting as a Master of Ceremonies or an
Announcer Host for your Mardi Gras Party, each of our professional DJ’s provides a popular music library, amplified sound and microphone.
DJ’s are the best way to get your crowd out of their seats and onto their feet. They infuse excitement into the crowd and promise your Mardi Gras party to be memorable for all.
Many other Specialty Acts are available!
Let’s get Creative!
Please Call Today for Rates & Reservations!
Happy Mardi Gras!!!
(310) 376-2250
Print our Entertainment Planning Services Catalog and you'll find a range of super bowl party ideas we can plan for you.
Book your Margi Gras party Now!!!
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(310) 376-2250
If you're having a Mardi Gras party, then hire us to coordinate your Mardi Gras party. We offer planning services,
Entertainment and Corporate Party Planning as well.
Call our Friendly Staff for any ideas or to discuss rates & packages.
Entertaining Southern California since 1985.
R.T. Clown, Inc. was founded in 1985 by former Broadway musical performer, Robin Charin, and has completed over 32,000 successful events. Our 85% repeat business rate speaks for itself. We have access to over 200 festive character costumes. We also have magicians, musicians, jugglers, D.J.'s, strolling players, animal entertainment and more!!! We have sent gaily clad performers to personal parties for a diversity of clients and audiences from the L.A. Kings to Barbara Streisand. Our numerous corporate clients include Bloomingdale’s, Westfield Shopping Malls, Nokia, and United and Delta Airlines. And… we've created magical events for many prestigious hotels including The Beverly Hills Hotel, The Four Seasons and the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel.
The terms "Mardi Gras" (mär`dē grä) and "Mardi Gras season",in English, refer to events of the Carnival celebrations, ending on the day before Ash Wednesday. From the French term "Mardi Gras" (literally "Fat Tuesday"), the term has come to mean the whole period of activity related to those events, beyond just the single day, often called Mardi Gras Day or Fat Tuesday.The season can be designated by the year, as in "Mardi Gras 2008".
The time period varies from city to city, as some traditions consider Mardi Gras as the Carnival period between Epiphany or Twelfth Night and Ash Wednesday.Others treat the final three-day period as being Mardi Gras.In Mobile, Alabama, Mardi Gras events begin in November, followed by mystic society balls on Thanksgiving,then New Year's Eve, formerly with parades on New Year's Day, followed by parades and balls in January & February, celebrating up to midnight before Ash Wednesday.
Other cities most famous for their Mardi Gras celebrations include Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and New Orleans, Louisiana. Many other places have important Mardi Gras celebrations as well.
Carnival is an important celebration in most of Europe, except in Ireland and the United Kingdom where the festival is called "shrovetide" ending on Shrove Tuesday, and pancakes are the tradition, and also in many parts of Latin America and the Caribbean.
