Party now, repent later — Rick Burgess exposes the spiritual danger of Mardi Gras

At surface level, Mardi Gras — the pre-Lent festival celebrated with parades, colorful costumes, beads, music, dancing, and feasting on rich foods — can seem like lighthearted, innocent fun.

But do its pagan origins and underlying ideology pose a spiritual threat to Christians who choose to participate in the festivities?

On a recent episode of “Strange Encounters,” BlazeTV host Rick Burgess addressed this query and warned his audience why this particular holiday is problematic for people serious about following God.

The history behind Mardi Gras is dark and complicated.

“A lot of historians link the modern version of Mardi Gras with ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman spring fertility festivals,” says Rick.

“In those days with these pagan nations … this involved lewdness, sexual immorality, nudity, drunkenness, revelry of