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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). Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday, the season is known as Carnival and ...

3. 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]

4. 75 Mardi Gras Facts That Will Help You Bring Meaning to the ...

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   Mardi Gras masks are encouraged as a means to help revelers really let loose. 24. In 2018, The Corps de Napoleon was fined $100 for having 23 unmasked riders on a Mardi Gras parade float in New ...

5. Krewe du Vieux - Wikipedia

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   The Krewe du Vieux was established in 1987 as a replacement of the Krewe of Clones, which flopped after the city tried to make it more respectable for visitors who stayed on in the city after the 1986 Superbowl. [4] The Krewe de Vieux is actually an amalgamation of several smaller semi-independent krewes (or sub-krewes) that pool their ...

6. 50 Mardi Gras Quotes and Captions for Your Carnival Season ...

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   Mardi Gras Quotes. Hearst Owned. "There was a change in the air. It was Mardi Gras in New Orleans, after all." — Penelope Douglas. "There's no place like New Orleans." — Harry Connick Jr. "I ...

7. 60 Mardi Gras Trivia Questions and Answers to Fuel Your Brain ...

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   These Mardi Gras trivia questions and answers will impress your pals and enlighten you on some of the fun and history behind Fat Tuesday. Related: Let Them Eat (King) Cake! Everything To Know ...