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  2. 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]

  3. 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 ...

  4. Rosenmontag - Wikipedia

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    Mardi Gras, though celebrated on Fat Tuesday, is a similar event. Rosenmontag is celebrated in German-speaking countries, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Belgium ( Eupen , Kelmis ), but most heavily in the carnival strongholds which include the Rhineland , especially in Cologne , [ 3 ] Bonn , Düsseldorf , [ 4 ] Aachen and Mainz . [ 5 ]

  5. Everything You Need to Know About Fat Tuesday - AOL

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    You probably know about Mardi Gras and have heard the name Fat Tuesday string along with it. Here's everything you need to know about what that means!

  6. What is Fat Tuesday? The origins might surprise you - AOL

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    The Mardi Gras season always begins on Jan. 6, the 12th day after Christmas. However, the final weeks before Fat Tuesday are the most opulent.

  7. New Orleans’ Carnival season marks Fat Tuesday with ... - AOL

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    Mobile, Alabama, where six parades were scheduled Tuesday, lays claim to the nation’s oldest Mardi Gras celebration. And other lavish Carnival celebrations in Brazil and Europe are world-renowned.

  8. Courir de Mardi Gras - Wikipedia

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    The Courir de Mardi Gras (Louisiana French pronunciation: [kuɾiɾ d maɾdi ɡɾa], French pronunciation: [kuʁiʁ də maʁdi ɡʁa]) is a traditional Mardi Gras event held in many Cajun and Creole communities of French Louisiana on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. Courir de Mardi Gras is Louisiana French for "Fat Tuesday Run".

  9. What is Fat Tuesday? - AOL

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