Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras celebrated at Butler Catholic
Kendyl Shipos makes a hat and a special masquerade mask for Fat Tuesday at Butler Catholic School on Feb. 21. EDDIE TRIZZINO/BUTLER EAGLE
Students at Butler Catholic School got a taste of New Orleans on Tuesday, Feb. 21 morning.
Traci Ritson, kindergarten teacher at the school, had her students craft masks and hats so they could take part in the fun tradition of Mardi Gras while also observing Fat Tuesday in preparation for Lent, which begins Wednesday.
“We all made masks, and they got to have gems and feathers to put on,” Ritson said. “We watched a video explaining Mardi Gras for kids.”
