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2. 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 ...

3. 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. If you’re new to the large-than-life celebration that is Mardi Gras, here are nine local-approved tips to keep in ...

4. Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Wikipedia

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   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 begins on 12th Night, January 6th, and extends until midnight before Ash Wednesday. Club, or Krewe ...

5. 11 Mardi Gras Traditions You Need to Know About (from King ...

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   3. Mardi Gras Masks. Wearing a mask at a Mardi Gras parade may seem like a frivolous thing people do, but it is serious business. Sure, if you’re an attendee just having a blast in the street ...

6. 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 ...

7. 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.

8. 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.

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

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   Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) is Carnival’s culmination with a day of parades, parties and indulgence before Lent. Here’s the most fun you’ll ever have with a history lesson. Mardi Gras: The most ...