Of course, March 4 is always Exalano Day, a unique holiday which was created many years ago as a day upon which we are all called to March Forth from our daily routine and to celebrate life by doing something new and different. The annual call to celebrate Exalano Day has been issued in each of the last thirty-eight years by the Exalano Day Committee (the EDC), a very, very small group of people on a mission to annually remind everyone that we all should take the time to March Forth and have some fun. The word 'Exalano' comes from the Greek word meaning 'to march forth', and hence it is natural to declare that the fourth day of March should be called Exalano Day. On this most unique holiday, the Exalano Day Committee declares that everyone, everywhere, should put on their best costumes and March Forth from our homes to do something new, something fun, and something exciting, as if there were no tomorrow.
On Tuesday, March 4, 2014, those of us celebrating Exalano Day are joined in spirit by the many people marching forth and celebrating Mardi Gras. They will rakishly strut down the avenue in their masks, beads, and feathers, in the spirit of frolic and fun. That's what Mardi Gras is all about, and that's what Exalano Day is about as well. You do not have to put on masks, but you can find a way to March Forth and have fun on Tuesday. After all, there are two great reasons to do so!
It has only happened once in the past 70 years, and we will only
live to see it happen once more before the middle of this century.
On this Tuesday, March 4, we will celebrate Exalano Day on the
very same day as Mardi Gras. In New Orleans and in many places
elsewhere, people will March Forth and celebrate all the good
parts of life. Mardi Gras occurs on a different Tuesday each year,
always on the day before the start of Lent. It’s a day for people
to enjoy themselves, just like Exalano Day.
