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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. Courir de Mardi Gras - Wikipedia

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    Men and women ride together. The Mardi Gras stop at multiple houses and business in and around the towns of Creole and Grand Chenier to dance, drink, play tricks, chase chickens, and gather ingredients for their communal gumbo that night. [58] They wear traditional Cajun Mardi Gras costumes as well as modern variations.

  5. Mardi Gras is coming. Here's what to know about New ... - AOL

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    Large Mardi Gras crowds cause some to worry about a rise in crime in New Orleans — which, like other cities, saw its crime rate rise and police ranks shrink during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

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    There’s much more to the annual tradition of Mardi Gras than partying. Check out our sampling of Mardi Gras history, trivia, and so much more. ... um, “adult” take on Mardi Gras, women are ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. Krewe of Cleopatra - Wikipedia

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    The Krewe of Cleopatra is one of the few Super Krewes with only female members [2] (with over 2,200 members and one of the largest parades participating in the New Orleans Mardi Gras). [3] [4] The Krewe of Cleopatra was founded in 1972 by Dolores "Tuttie" Kepner, [5] becoming the first Carnival Club for women on the West Bank of the Mississippi ...

  9. The History Behind Mardi Gras - AOL

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    The famous New Orleans celebration of Mardi Gras has a rich history. Learn Mardi Gras facts and the origins of the holiday's traditions such as beads, masks, and king cake.

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