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  2. Mardi Gras - Wikipedia

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    The first year that Mardi Gras was celebrated on a grand scale in Galveston was 1871 with the emergence of two rival Mardi Gras societies, or "Krewes" called the Knights of Momus (known only by the initials "K.O.M.") and the Knights of Myth, both of which devised night parades, masked balls, exquisite costumes and elaborate invitations.

  3. Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Wikipedia

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    The first record of Mardi Gras being celebrated in Louisiana was at the mouth of the Mississippi River in what is now lower Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, on March 2, 1699. Iberville, Bienville, and their men celebrated it as part of an observance of Catholic practice. The date of the first celebration of the festivities in New Orleans is unknown.

  4. The History of Mardi Gras Is Just as Fun and Exciting as the ...

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    The very first American Mardi Gras celebration took place in March 1699 after two French settlers landed near present-day New Orleans and brought their traditions with them. The French colonists ...

  5. Mardi Gras in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Mardi Gras arrived in North America as a sedate French Catholic tradition with the Le Moyne brothers, [3] Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, in the late 17th century, when King Louis XIV sent the pair to defend France's claim on the territory of Louisiane, which included what are now the U.S. states of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

  6. The History of Mardis Gras in 10 Facts - AOL

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    The first North American Mardi Gras was celebrated in Alabama—not Louisiana. French-Canadian explorer Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville arrived in what is now modern day Mobile, Alabama on Fat ...

  7. 75 Mardi Gras Facts That Will Help You Bring Meaning to the ...

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    Everything You Need To Know About Mardi Gras, Why It Is Celebrated, and When Fat Tuesday 2024 Takes Place. Mardi Gras Facts. 1. "Mardi Gras" translates directly to "Fat Tuesday." 2. Mardi Gras is ...

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    Revellers catch beads from a float in the 2023 Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club parade during a Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans on Feb. 21, 2023. How does New Orleans celebrate Mardi Gras?

  9. Mardi Gras Act of 1875 - Wikipedia

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    Both free and enslaved people in the French territory of Louisiana were recorded as having celebrated Mardi Gras as early as 1732. [9] [10] Balls were a prominent aspect of these early Mardi Gras celebrations; then governor of Louisiana, Pierre de Rigaud, marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial, held several in his home that set the stage for future upper-class celebrations. [11]