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  2. 9 Things To Know Before Your First Mardi Gras ... - AOL

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    As anyone who’s lived in Louisiana knows, Mardi Gras is always a special time. Kids get a week off from school, neighborhoods are overflowing with parades, and dessert is almost always king cake ...

  3. Here Are 70 Not Lame Bachelorette Party Themes - AOL

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    Mardi Gras. Yes, let's bring the NOLA vibes to you. By that, we mean all of the plastic bead necklaces, funky masks, and king cake that you and your crew can get your hands on. To top it all off ...

  4. 50 Mardi Gras Quotes and Captions for Your Carnival Season ...

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    For starters, Mardi Gras traditions are in full effect in the Big Easy and many parts of the world like Brazil, Italy, and Trinidad and Tobago on the last Tuesday before Lent — the six-week ...

  5. Mardi Gras - Wikipedia

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    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]

  6. Mardi Gras Indians - Wikipedia

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    Dancing in Congo Square, 1886. Mardi Gras Indians have been practicing their traditions in New Orleans since at least the 18th century. The colony of New Orleans was founded by the French in 1718, on land inhabited by the Chitimacha Tribe, and within the first decade 5,000 enslaved Africans were trafficked to the colony.

  7. 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.

  8. Krewe - Wikipedia

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    The term is best known for its association with Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans, but is also used in other Carnival celebrations throughout Louisiana (e.g. in Lafayette, Shreveport, and Baton Rouge) and along the Gulf of Mexico, such as the Gasparilla Pirate Festival in Tampa, Florida, Springtime Tallahassee, and Krewe of Amalee in ...

  9. 75 Mardi Gras Facts That Will Help You Bring Meaning to the ...

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    Mardi Gras masks are encouraged as a means to help revelers really let loose. 24. In 2018, The Corps de Napoleon was fined $100 for having 23 unmasked riders on a Mardi Gras parade float in New ...

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