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poprof t1_j9j78o1 wrote

Reply to comment by britbanana in King Cake by britbanana

New England was settled by Protestants - Protestant culture still rules. Mardis Gras is connected to Catholic tradition preceding lent.

So I’d guess areas that were catholic/french catholic were more likely to celebrate.

I buy my king cakes online and have them shipped

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AutomationBias t1_j9jd5vp wrote

Massachusetts and Rhode Island have the largest Catholic populations in the country, so I guess it must be the French part that we're missing out on.

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Acrobatic_Resource_8 t1_j9jf1l7 wrote

I guess culturally the bigger question is whether or not there’s a big pre-Lent Carnival season in Ireland. If not, there’s your answer.

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Tacoman404 t1_j9jh1qn wrote

Likely. Our Fat Tuesday foods have more Polish roots with Pączki.

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hillza87 t1_j9jz8ih wrote

New England has a quite a sizable French Canadian population and many of us have connections with the Louisiana French via Le Grand Derangement, i.e. Cajun is the anglicized word for Acadian.

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