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2. The History of Mardi Gras Is Just as Fun and Exciting as the ...

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   Mardi is the French word for Tuesday, and gras means "fat." This name comes from the custom of eating all the fatty, rich foods in the house prior to Lent in order to prepare for fasting and ...

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

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   Mardi Gras—the French term for 'Fat Tuesday'—lasts from January 6 until February 13. Carnival kicks off after Christmas on January 6 (otherwise known as Twelfth Night) and continues until Fat ...

4. 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]

5. What's the History of Mardi Gras? Here's How the Pre-Lent ...

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   What does Mardi Gras mean? In French, Mardi means “Tuesday” and gras means “fat.” That’s why the day is also referred to as Fat Tuesday. The word originated in France and was what people ...

6. Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Wikipedia

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   Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday, the season is known as Carnival and begins on 12th Night, January 6th, and extends until midnight before Ash Wednesday. Club, or Krewe, balls start soon after, though most are extremely private, with their Kings and Queens coming from wealthy old families and their courts consisting of the season's debutantes.

7. 75 Mardi Gras Facts That Will Help You Bring Meaning to the ...

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   69. Mardi Gras was declared a holiday by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582. 70. Fat Tuesday was declared a Louisiana state holiday in 1875. 71. Alabama and Florida also have state holidays for Mardi Gras. 72.

8. Mardi Gras Act of 1875 - Wikipedia

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   Mardi Gras is the celebration before Lent – a period in which people of some Christian denominations fast, give up other delicacies, or both – where people traditionally eat a large meal before the fasting period, hence the name translating to "Fat Tuesday." The history of Mardi Gras in the United States started with Pierre Le Moyne d ...

9. Fun, Fascinating Mardi Gras Facts That You Didn't Know - AOL

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   People often refer to the whole season as Mardi Gras, with Fat Tuesday (this year Feb. 13) considered “Mardi Gras Day.” Joel Carillet/istockphoto Its Place at the Heart of the City Cannot Be ...