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  2. Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Wikipedia

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    The 2006 New Orleans Carnival schedule included the Krewe du Vieux on its traditional route through Marigny and the French Quarter on February 11, the Saturday two weekends before Mardi Gras. There were several parades on Saturday, February 18, and Sunday the 19th a week before Mardi Gras. Parades followed daily from Thursday night through ...

  3. Mardi Gras - Wikipedia

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    The first Mardi Gras parade held in New Orleans is recorded to have taken place in 1833 with Bernard de Marigny funding the first organized parade, tableau, and ball. The tradition in New Orleans expanded to the point that it became synonymous with the city in popular perception, and embraced by residents of New Orleans beyond those of French ...

  4. Mardi Gras is coming. Here's what to know about New Orleans ...

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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 ...

  5. Mardi Gras in the United States - Wikipedia

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    New Orleans Mardi Gras celebrations draw hundreds of thousands of tourists to the city to mingle with the locals at the famed parties and parades. As many as a half-million spectators have been estimated by officials to line the route of major parades. The first Mardi Gras festivities in Louisiana were held on March 3, 1699.

  6. 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 ...

  7. Celebrating Mardi Gras: What to know about the colorful ...

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    New Orleans goes big for Mardi Gras with festive float-filled parades, dazzling balls and other events that draw tourists from around the world, but it’s also a time for local family gatherings.

  8. Krewe of Thoth - Wikipedia

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    The route was originally created to pass by the Lighthouse for the Blind, Children's Hospital of New Orleans, the John J. Hainkel Home and Rehabilitation Center (formerly called the Home for the Incurables, founded in 1891 to house the terminally ill), the former U.S. Marine Hospital, the Poydras Home and many other locations with people who ...

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

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    A New Orleans city ordinance prohibits the wearing of masks on any other day, and on Mardi Gras masks must be removed by 6:00 p.m. Getty Each Krewe hurls party favors into the crowds.

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