An Old World Christmas glass ornament. Mardi Gras, slso known as Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday, is a carnival celebration that actually begins on Three Kings Day and culminates on Ash Wednesday, with a carnival celebration on the preceding Tuesday. With fun parades and masked balls, what better way to kick off Lent then to have one last day of feasting! It's common for people to wear costumes, beads and masks, and this glass ornament is a great example of one such mask. It has a red jewel in the center of the crown with purple, green and gold colors, which represent justice, faith and power respectively. Laissez les bon temps rouler! (or, Let the good times roll!)

Item #: 36241