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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. Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club - Wikipedia

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   The Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club (founded 1916) is a fraternal organization in New Orleans, Louisiana which puts on the Zulu parade each year on Mardi Gras Day. Zulu is New Orleans' largest predominantly African American carnival organization known for its krewe members wearing grass skirts and its unique throw of hand-painted coconuts. [1]

4. 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]

5. 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 ...

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

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   The first North American Mardi Gras was celebrated in Alabama—not Louisiana. French-Canadian explorer Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville arrived in what is now modern day Mobile, Alabama on Fat ...

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 ...