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  2. 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]

  3. 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.

  4. 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

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

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    The party of the year is here. Mardi Gras, an annual carnival celebrated with exuberance and cultural richness, is upon us.. The celebration is rooted in the traditions of various cultures ...

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

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    The first Mardi Gras in America would be celebrated in 1703 in nearby Mobile. ... Mardi Gras has religious origins in the Catholic calendar as well as in pre-Christian pagan celebrations ...

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

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    Nearly every year (the Covid-19 pandemic years notwithstanding) the city of New Orleans descends in to a chaotic flurry of crowds, colorful masks, and beads galore all in celebration of Mardi Gras.

  8. Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Wikipedia

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    The first record of Mardi Gras being celebrated in Louisiana was at the mouth of the Mississippi River in what is now lower Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, on March 2, 1699. Iberville, Bienville, and their men celebrated it as part of an observance of Catholic practice. The date of the first celebration of the festivities in New Orleans is unknown.

  9. Mardi Gras is not just in New Orleans — there are other ...

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    Mardi Gras, arriving Tuesday Feb. 13 this year, is the mother of all celebrations. What you might not know is that it has brothers, cousins, nieces and nephews. Junkanoo in the Bahamas.