February 2012 Newsletter
January brought the residents here at The Terrace at Woodland a variety of activities. Happy New Year!!! We brought in 2012 with a New Years Party! We had a toast to the New Year, enjoyed snacks and entertainment. We had a variety of entertainers who shared their talents with us such as… Aaron Browka, Ron Miner, Jake, and The Two Old Cowboys.
MEMORY CARE NEWS…
Our Memory Care residents tried a few new cooking recipes last month. Very tasty! Thanks staff for all your assistance. Three new programs have been added. “Love songs word game, discussion questions & our mind joggers trivia. They also enjoyed making a variety of arts & crafts for Valentines Day. They also baked Valentine cupcakes with hearts on them.
Marti Gras Day – February 21, 2012
The celebration of Mardi Gras, French words that mean “Fat Tuesday,” began during Medieval times in Europe. This French-Catholic tradition came to America with Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne and his brother, Pierre, when the French settled in Louisiana. Today, the Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans is the largest in the U.S. The Carnival season begins on Epiphany or Twelfth Day, January 6th, the time when the three Wise Men visited baby Jesus. This is a time of feasting & celebration.
Mardi Gras is the last day of Carnival, and it is the last day of feasting. The next day, Ash Wednesday, is the beginning of the period of Lent which among Catholic and some Christian churches is a period of 40 days for fasting & penance to prepare for the celebration of Easter. Marti Gras is celebrated in New Orleans by society balls & parades. Men’s societies, called “krewes,’ organize elaborate costume balls, build floats and parade in costume. Beads & coin-like aluminium pieces are thrown from the parade floats to the spectators. The colors of Mardi Gras are purple, green & gold. Purple represents justice, green represents faith and gold represents power.
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