My house is decorated for Mardi Gras/Epiphany. From the Epiphany side, it is the season of light coming into the world. From the Mardi Gras side it is, at least for me, the season of celebrating friends with music and good food.
When most people around us were taking down their Christmas trees and putting away decorations for the year, my husband took down Christmas, then up went Mardi Gras with even more decorations than Christmas. The tree is the same, but the lights have changed to purple, green and gold, as have the decorations. Beads hang from wall sconces and line the stair rails. The music on the stereo in the evening has a New Orleans beat. Ash Wednesday I will leave the house in the morning, and when I return after evening service, all the decorations will be gone. When I walk in the door, the purple, green and gold that has been draping everything will be gone, and the feeling is stark. Lent has arrived.
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