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2. 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).

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

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   Carnival celebrations — parties, fancy masked balls and other markers of the season — may start on Jan. 6, but the big buildup to Mardi Gras happens in New Orleans in the final 12 days of the ...

4. 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 ...

5. 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.

6. The History of Mardis Gras in 10 Facts - AOL

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   It's a period filled with celebrations, parades, balls, and parties, all of which culminate on Mardi Gras. Getty The first North American Mardi Gras was celebrated in Alabama—not Louisiana.

7. 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]

8. When is Fat Tuesday? What to know about the last day of Mardi ...

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   The Mondo Kayo marching club performs as the over 1,100 riders of the Krewe of Zulu make their way down St. Charles Avenue on Mardi Gras Day with their 44-float parade entitled "Celebrations and ...

9. List of festivals in Louisiana - Wikipedia

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   Courir de Mardi Gras - Acadiana; Día de Muertos - New Orleans; Festival of the Bonfires - Reserve, Garyville, Gramercy, and Lutcher Louisiana; Fèt Gede New Orleans; Holiday Trail of Lights - North Louisiana; Natchitoches Christmas Festival - Natchitoches; New Orleans Mardi Gras - New Orleans