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2. Carnival Celebration - Wikipedia

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   Carnival Celebration is an Excel-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line. She is Carnival's second vessel of the fleet's Excel class, a subclass of Carnival Corporation & plc 's Excellence class. [1] At 183,521 GT, she is the largest ship in Carnival's fleet. Unlike her sister ship, Mardi Gras, as well as the original Celebration ...

3. Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Wikipedia

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   The holiday of Mardi Gras is celebrated in southern Louisiana, including the city of New Orleans. 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 ...

4. Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama - Wikipedia

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   Mardi Gras is the annual Carnival celebration in Mobile, Alabama. It is the oldest official Carnival celebration in the United States, started by Frenchman Nicholas Langlois in 1703 when Mobile was the capital of Louisiana. Although today New Orleans and South Louisiana celebrations are much more widely known for all the current traditions such ...

5. Miami Carnival marks 40 years in South Florida. See photos of ...

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   Andre Adams, left, and Fay Cottoy, who have attended Carnival for 40 years, smile as they walk in the Parade of Bands at Miami Carnival on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, at Miami-Dade County Fair Expo.

6. Barranquilla Carnival - Wikipedia

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   There are many theories; the most popular belief is that the carnival is the welcoming of spring and a celebration of birth and renewal. The carnival originates from a combination of pagan ceremonies, catholic beliefs and ethnic diversity and is a mixture of the European, African and Indian traditions, dances and music .

7. Carnival - Wikipedia

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   Carnival typically involves public celebrations, including events such as parades, public street parties and other entertainments, combining some elements of a circus. Elaborate costumes and masks allow people to set aside their everyday individuality and experience a heightened sense of social unity. [4]

8. Mardi Gras in the United States - Wikipedia

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   A Mardi Gras parade on Royal Street in Mobile during the 2006 season. Mobile, founded by Bienville in 1702, is known for having the oldest organized Mardi Gras celebrations in the United States, beginning in 1703. [9] It was also host to the first formally organized Mardi Gras parade in the United States in 1830. [9]

9. Beyond the celebration: What is the cultural history of Carnival?

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   From Canada to Rio — on just about every continent there's some kind of Carnival celebration. It's known as the world's biggest celebration. In the U.S. Virgin Islands, Carnival is a birthright.