{"id":13165,"date":"2026-02-19T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/?p=13165"},"modified":"2026-02-16T14:40:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T14:40:42","slug":"newsletter-mardi-gras-masquerade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/newsletter-mardi-gras-masquerade\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter: Mardi Gras Masquerade"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"max-width: 600px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;background-color: #ffffff;border-radius: 0px;overflow: hidden\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"width: 100%\">\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"align-items: center;justify-content: center;margin: 16px\">\n<h1 style=\"line-height: 1;margin: 0;font-size: 24px;font-weight: bold;color: #262626;text-align: center\">Mardi Gras Masquerade<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 16px;margin-top: 16px\">This week, we&#8217;re putting on our most eccentric costumes and hiding behind our masks to celebrate <strong>Mardi Gras<\/strong>\u00a0\ud83c\udfad\ud83e\udd73<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 16px;margin-top: 16px\">Have you ever felt like experiencing a <strong>French Mardi Gras Carnival<\/strong>? Here&#8217;s a selection of the most famous French carnivals: Nice Carnival (the largest and most famous), Dunkirk Carnival (the most boisterous and chaotic), Menton Lemon Festival (the fruitiest), French Guiana Carnival, in Cayenne (the longest, from January to March!)&#8230;and many more! \ud83e\udd73<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 24px;margin-top: 16px\"><em>Alors, sans plus attendre<\/em>,\u00a0join the festivities with all the\u00a0exuberant French Kwiziq content we&#8217;ve selected for you!\u00a0\ud83c\udccf\ud83e\udd29<\/p>\n<table style=\"margin-bottom: 32px;background-color: #e6f4fb;border-radius: 8px\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-size: 18px;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;color: #585859;text-align: left;padding: 1em\">\n<h2 style=\"line-height: 1;margin: 0;font-size: 22px;font-weight: bold;color: #262626;margin-bottom: 4px;text-align: center\">Au Bal Masqu\u00e9 &#8211; La Compagnie Cr\u00e9ole<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;color: #6b7280;margin-bottom: 16px;text-align: center;line-height: 24px\">Listening and Reading practice &#8211; B1 Level<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 280px;height: 280px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom: 12px;border-radius: 8px;border: none;text-decoration: none\" src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2026\/02\/reader-bal-masque-compagnie-creole-280.jpg\" alt=\"La Compagnie Cr\u00e9ole in costumes\" width=\"331\" \/><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 16px;margin-top: 16px\"><em>Entrons dans la danse<\/em> with French Caribbean band <strong><em>La Compagnie Cr\u00e9ole<\/em><\/strong> and their cheerful and vibrant anthem<strong> <em>&#8220;Le Bal Masqu\u00e9&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> celebrating the lively tradition of Mardi Gras. So let&#8217;s put on our most beautiful mask and join in a joyful singalong with this bilingual transcript:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 8px;margin-top: 16px\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0081cc\" href=\"\/learn\/listening\/le-bal-masque-la-compagnie-creole\">Au Bal Masqu\u00e9 &#8211; La Compagnie Cr\u00e9ole<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"margin-bottom: 32px;background-color: #e6f4fb;border-radius: 8px\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-size: 18px;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;color: #585859;text-align: left;padding: 1em\">\n<h2 style=\"line-height: 1;margin: 0;font-size: 22px;font-weight: bold;color: #262626;margin-bottom: 4px;text-align: center\">Words Words Words<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;color: #6b7280;margin-bottom: 16px;text-align: center;line-height: 24px\">Mardi Gras Vocabulary &#8211; B1 Level<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 280px;height: 280px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom: 12px;border-radius: 8px;border: none;text-decoration: none\" src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2026\/02\/nl-words-mardi-gras-280.jpg\" alt=\"a boy on a carnival float with a giant Harlequin mannequin\" width=\"331\" \/><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 16px;margin-top: 16px\">Now, let&#8217;s make sure we can talk about the great celebrations we&#8217;ve witnessed during <strong><em>Mardi Gras<\/em><\/strong> by practising this indispensable <a style=\"color: #0081cc\" href=\"\/learn\/theme\/2663149\"><strong>Mardi Gras vocabulary list and its interactive Word Game<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 16px;margin-top: 16px\">Another great way to remember new vocabulary is to write sentences using it in context. Here&#8217;s an example for you to get inspired:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;font-style: italic;margin-bottom: 8px;background-color: #ffffff;padding: 12px;border-radius: 4px;margin-top: 16px\"><em>Cette ann\u00e9e, j&#8217;ai particip\u00e9 au <strong>carnaval<\/strong> de <strong>Mardi Gras<\/strong> et j&#8217;ai \u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e9merveill\u00e9 par les <strong>festivit\u00e9s<\/strong>\u00a0! C&#8217;\u00e9tait un vrai <strong>d\u00e9fil\u00e9<\/strong> de <strong>costumes<\/strong> exub\u00e9rants, de <strong>paillettes <\/strong>multicolores, de <strong>masques<\/strong> et de <strong>maquillages<\/strong> extraordinaires\u00a0! J&#8217;ai bien s\u00fbr assist\u00e9 \u00e0 la <strong>parade<\/strong> principale, et j&#8217;ai m\u00eame pu monter sur un <strong>char<\/strong> avec un <strong>mannequin<\/strong> g\u00e9ant d&#8217;Arlequin. C&#8217;\u00e9tait une exp\u00e9rience inoubliable\u00a0!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 8px;margin-top: 16px\"><em>\u00c0 vous de jouer\u00a0!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"margin-bottom: 32px;background-color: #e6f4fb;border-radius: 8px\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-size: 18px;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;color: #585859;text-align: left;padding: 1em\">\n<h2 style=\"line-height: 1;margin: 0;font-size: 22px;font-weight: bold;color: #262626;margin-bottom: 4px;text-align: center\">Let&#8217;s fill in some blanks!<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;color: #6b7280;margin-bottom: 16px;text-align: center;line-height: 24px\">Mardi Gras Vocabulary &#8211; B1 Level<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 280px;height: 280px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom: 12px;border-radius: 8px;border: none;text-decoration: none\" src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2026\/02\/para-mardigras-280.jpg\" alt=\"Mardi Gras character in Guadeloupe\" width=\"331\" \/><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 16px;margin-top: 16px\">Finally, let&#8217;s make sure we master this exuberant <strong><a style=\"color: #0081cc\" href=\"\/learn\/theme\/2663149\">Mardi Gras vocabulary<\/a><\/strong> while enjoying Guadeloupe&#8217;s <strong>Mardi Gras festivities<\/strong> with the following fill-in-the-blank exercise. <em>Vive la f\u00eate\u00a0!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 16px;margin-top: 16px\"><strong> <a style=\"color: #0081cc\" href=\"\/my-languages\/french\/tests\/overview\/10608015\">Mardi Gras en Guadeloupe<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"margin-bottom: 32px;background-color: #fff5eb;border-radius: 8px\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-size: 18px;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;color: #585859;text-align: left;padding: 1em\">\n<h2 style=\"line-height: 1;margin: 0;font-size: 22px;font-weight: bold;color: #262626;margin-bottom: 4px;text-align: center\">Hurray for Weekend Workout Friday!<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;color: #6b7280;margin-bottom: 16px;text-align: center;line-height: 24px\">Special treat for Premium subscribers<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 280px;height: 280px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom: 12px;border-radius: 8px;border: none;text-decoration: none\" src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2024\/04\/email-ww-fr-3.png\" alt=\"French writing challenges and dictees\" width=\"331\" \/><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 12px;margin-top: 16px\"><strong>Friday is Weekend Workout day<\/strong> \u2013 a special treat just for our <strong>Premium subscribers<\/strong>, with fresh <strong>dictations and writing challenges<\/strong> to boost your <strong>listening and writing skills<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 12px;margin-top: 16px\">This week&#8217;s theme is <strong>Carnivals<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 12px;margin-top: 16px\">Here&#8217;s a little taster for free: <a style=\"color: #0081cc\" href=\"\/my-languages\/french\/exercises\/overview\/78\">Au cirque<\/a> (level A2)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 12px;margin-top: 16px\">Not Premium yet? 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