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2. Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Wikipedia

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   The holiday of Mardi Gras is celebrated in southern Louisiana, including the city of New Orleans. Celebrations are concentrated for about two weeks before and through Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday (the start of lent in the Western Christian tradition). Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday, the season is known as Carnival and ...

3. Mardi Gras in the United States - Wikipedia

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   A Mardi Gras parade on Royal Street in Mobile during the 2006 season. Mobile, founded by Bienville in 1702, is known for having the oldest organized Mardi Gras celebrations in the United States, beginning in 1703. [ 9] It was also host to the first formally organized Mardi Gras parade in the United States in 1830.

4. Mardi Gras Indians - Wikipedia

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   Mardi Gras Indians (also known as Black Masking Indians) are African American carnival revelers in New Orleans, Louisiana, who dress up for Mardi Gras in suits influenced by Native American ceremonial apparel. Collectively, their organizations are called "tribes". There are about 38 tribes which range in size from half a dozen to several dozen ...

5. Mardi Gras: The most fun you’ll have with a history lesson

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   The first recorded Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans is believed to have held in 1837. Over time, balls, parties and parades have spread out to take place throughout Carnival season, organized by ...

6. Celebrating Mardi Gras: What to know about the colorful ...

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   Mardi Gras has been called the “greatest free show on Earth.” Paid tickets for Mardi Gras balls or seating in parade stands may be required, but general parade viewing and other events are ...

7. Fun, Fascinating Mardi Gras Facts That You Didn't Know - AOL

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   The family-owned business, which designs and builds floats for Mardi Gras and other festivals far beyond New Orleans, celebrates its historic ties to the city with Mardi Gras World. After repeated ...

8. Mardi Gras - Wikipedia

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   Mardi Gras ( UK: / ˌmɑːrdi ˈɡrɑː /, US: / ˈmɑːrdi ɡrɑː /; [ 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 is French for " Fat Tuesday ", reflecting the practice of the last night of ...

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

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   French-Canadian explorer Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville arrived in what is now modern day Mobile, Alabama on Fat Tuesday, 1699. He named the location Point du Mardi Gras and threw a little party ...