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This year, Mardi Gras falls on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. Mardi Gras marks the official end of Carnival, a season of feasting that starts on Twelfth Night, January 6.
Mardi Gras (UK: / ˌ m ɑːr d i ˈ ɡ r ɑː /, US: / ˈ m ɑːr d i ɡ r ɑː /; [1] [2] also known as Shrove Tuesday) is the final day of Carnival (also known as Shrovetide or Fastelavn); it thus falls on the day before the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday. [3]
Mardi Gras parades have been an annual tradition in Lafayette since 1934. Recent attendance on Mardi Gras day has been estimated as high as 250,000 by police spokespersons. The first formal Mardi Gras ball and parade in Lafayette dates back to 1869. In 1897, King Attakapas, the first Lafayette Mardi Gras king was crowned.
A decorated home in New Orleans during Mardi Gras season in 2021. On November 17, 2020, Mayor Cantrell's communications director Beau Tidwell announced that the city would prohibit parades during Carnival season in 2021.
What are the dates for Mardi Gras in 2024? Mardi Gras season begins on Jan. 6, the Epiphany, but its duration changes each year based on Easter. It always runs until Fat Tuesday, the day before ...
When is Mardi Gras 2023? Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, in 2024 is Feb. 13. When does Mardi Gras start? Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday," according to Britannica. It is traditionally celebrated ...
Mobile Carnival poster from 1900. Floats lining up for an Order of Inca parade in 2007. Mardi Gras is the annual Carnival celebration in Mobile, Alabama.It is the oldest official Carnival celebration in the United States, started by Frenchman Nicholas Langlois in 1703 when Mobile was the capital of Louisiana.
While Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday is traditionally celebrated on one day — this year it falls on February 13, 2024 — the Mardi Gras season actually starts on Epiphany (January 6).