A Christian holiday and popular cultural phenomenon, Mardi Gras dates back thousands of years to pagan spring and fertility rites. Also known as Carnival, it is celebrated in many countries around the world–mainly those with large Roman Catholic populations–on the day before the religious season of Lent begins. Brazil, Venice and New Orleans play host to some of the holiday's most famous public festivities, drawing thousands of tourists and revelers every year. --- History.com
The origin of the greyhound goes back a long way; paintings and murals of dogs very much like today’s greyhound existed more than Four Thousand years ago. From the beginning, the greyhound has been held in high regard in Europe and throughout the Middle East. Pictures of the early greyhound can be found etched on walls of ancient Egyptian tombs, and the Pharaohs ranked them 1st among all animals as both hunters and pets.
The Arabs so admired the physical attributes and speed of the greyhound that it was the only dog allowed to share their tents and ride with them on their camels. In early Arabian culture, the birth of a greyhound rated 2nd only in importance to the birth of a son. In Persia, Greece and Rome, the greyhound enjoyed similar stature and is the only dog mentioned in the Holy Scripture (Proverbs 30:29-31.) The Greyhound’s link with nobility was established in 1014 when King Canute of England enacted the Forest Laws, which stated that only noblemen could own and hunt with greyhounds. In fact, greyhound racing in England was 1st founded for the English nobility and could not be enjoyed by other citizens.
Greyhounds first came to America in the 1800′s to help farmers control the jackrabbit population. It was not long before competitions of greyhound racing was were by the surrounding farmers. This proved to be both an exciting event for the local population but also showed that the greyhound loved the chase and excitement of racing. From this humble beginning, we now have greyhound racing as we know it today. --- collegesportsscholarships.com
Now that you've had a history lesson on two important aspects of this cache's location, here are the quick details. It is a typical park and grab, although I must list it as a 1.5 terrain because it can be tricky to get to it. Typical cache spot nonetheless. Afterward you can hop over to the racetrack and throw down a sawbuck on #2 straight in the third race, while enjoying the best Chicken Fried Steak around at First Turn. Happy Caching! ***Congratulations to dio4x4 for FTF***