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2. Mardi Gras 2024: What to know as Carnival season nearly ... - AOL

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   As excitement runs high during the last days of Carnival, the Lafayette Police Department is taking steps to keep the public safe at the end of Mardi Gras. ... Mardi Gras 2024 comin to an end in ...

3. When is Mardi Gras 2024? A look at how it began and how to ...

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   Here's everything to know about Mardi Gras. When is Mardi Gras 2023? Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, in 2024 is Feb. 13. When does Mardi Gras start? Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday," according ...

4. Carnival Cruise Line - Wikipedia

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   Carnival Cruise Line commenced sailings from Miami with their first ship the Mardi Gras in 1972, a former transatlantic liner purchased from Canadian Pacific Line. Carnival would adapt and evolve the green Canadian Pacific livery for their new logo, changing the colors to red, white and blue as seen today.

5. When Is Mardi Gras 2024 and Why Does It Change Every Year? - AOL

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   More than two million people line the city streets of Rio during the five-day long celebration known as Carnival. When is Mardi Gras 2024? Mardi Gras begins precisely 47 days before Easter. Since ...

6. 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.

7. 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]

8. Krewe - Wikipedia

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   The term is best known for its association with Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans, but is also used in other Carnival celebrations throughout Louisiana (e.g. in Lafayette, Shreveport, and Baton Rouge) and along the Gulf of Mexico, such as the Gasparilla Pirate Festival in Tampa, Florida, Springtime Tallahassee, and Krewe of Amalee in ...

9. Barricades on Lafayette Mardi Gras parade route going up on ...

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   Lafayette Public Works prepares for Mardi Gras as barricades go up throughout Lafayette signaling the beginning of parades.