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2. AP PHOTOS: A look at Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans ...

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   Carnival season comes to a close Tuesday with thousands of people expected to crowd the streets of New Orleans and surrounding communities for the annual Mardi Gras celebration complete with ...

3. Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Wikipedia

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   In 1856, 21 businessmen gathered at a club room in the French Quarter to organize a secret society to observe Mardi Gras with a formal parade. They founded New Orleans' first and oldest krewe, the Mistick Krewe of Comus. According to one historian, "Comus was aggressively English in its celebration of what New Orleans had always considered a ...

4. White tie - Wikipedia

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   White tie, also called full evening dress or a dress suit, is the most formal evening Western dress code. [1] For men, it consists of a black tail coat (alternatively referred to as a dress coat, usually by tailors) worn over a white dress shirt with a starched or piqué bib, white piqué waistcoat and the white bow tie worn around a standing wing collar.

5. When is Mardi Gras 2024? A look at how it began and how to ...

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   Here's everything to know about Mardi Gras. 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 ...

6. 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.

7. When Is Mardi Gras 2024 and Why Does It Change Every Year? - AOL

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   Accordingly, this year, Mardi Gras will take place on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. When is Mardi Gras celebrated in New Orleans? Mardi Gras may fall on February 13 this year, but that's certainly ...