And then there are board certifications that you must do that pertain to your specialty. So for an obstetrician gynecologist, or an OB-GYN, we have to take a written examination that happens in our final year of residency. So after your 4 years of training, thatâs all you do day and night, you take a written exam.
Quick Answer. People who attend the Mardi Gras celebrations wear whatever they want, but most wear costumes of gold, green and purple with wigs and masks to match. Gold represents power, green represents faith and purple represents justice. Some people who attend Mardi Gras go all out on their costume.
Mardi Gras is the celebration of the beginning of the Catholic Lenten season. Mardi Gras is French for fat Tuesday and embodies the abandonment and indulgence that many engage in before plunging into the 40 days of Lent that immediately follow. The beads that many revelers wear and pass around during the festivities are purple, green and gold, representing not just the celebration's Catholic roots, but also an homage to a Russian czar.