Because Mardi Gras, Valentine's Day, and Chinese New Year was all on the same week, there had to be some changes to the festivals that involved because the themes all seemed to collide with each other in various ways. Fortunately, there were many ways to move things around so they wouldn't clash too badly.
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First of all, the Adult-only party on Valentine's Day had to be moved to Thursday, due to Ash Wednesday and Valentine's Day being on the same date. Fortunately, there was the Meet-and-Greet Dinner that had been considered earlier would take place on that day, while the more "wild" parts would take place on Thursday.
Another thing that was considered was the planned Mardi Gras "matchmaker" Parade. At first at a loss because of the three holidays taking part, study of older versions of Mardi Gras had their own answer. Medieval versions of Mardi Gras were spread out during the first three days before Ash Wednesday, but a lot of that was removed from Christian Doctrine with the coming of the Protestant Reformation.
What was decided for a whole was a showcasing of both Eastern and Western cultures during the time of Jesus, both to showcase what life was like around the world during the First Century A.D., and to get ready for the Chinese New Year of the Dog celebrations. The most looked forward to event was the Miss Year of the Dog Competition, mainly because of the more than 200 competitors.
Another, more amusing event was a "Blind Date Auction". What it was mainly was for bashing the ego of the more "higher-up" college jocks with the enormous egos to match their sport skills, where they would seemingly get blind dates with females who were much "bigger" than they were, where in other cases, the "luckless lotharios" would unwittingly get the "jackpot" for their bids. Again the funds raised from this would go to charity and/or coffers for new colonies for Animalia.
Everyone was looking forward to the start of the festival, even though some might be less functional because of three holidays on one week tended to mess people up, both in time and what to celebrate.