Aside from the sea spongeâs many uses as a household favorite in bathing, personal care, cleaning, and more, living sea sponges are actually being researched right now in hopes to synthesize alternative treatments for various ailments.
1 Finally, if you want to go all out, wear a costume. 2  Traditional costumes for Mardi Gras parties include the court jester, the pirate, the French courtier or French royalty. 3  You should be able to easily find any of these costumes in your local costume shop.
Mardi Gras is French for âFat Tuesdayâ the day before Ash Wednesday when Lent, the traditional period of penance that precedes Easter, begins. The origin of âFat Tuesdayâ is believed to have come from a pagan custom of parading a fat ox through the streets before a period of fasting.