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  2. Laissez les bons temps rouler - Wikipedia

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    The expression Laissez les bons temps rouler (alternatively Laissez le bon temps rouler, French pronunciation: [lɛse le bɔ̃ tɑ̃ ʁule]) is a Louisiana French phrase. The phrase is a calque of the English phrase "let the good times roll", that is, a word-for-word translation of the English phrase into Louisiana French Creole.

  3. 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]

  4. 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).

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

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    In a nod to the “reign” of Mardi Gras over the city, the Mayor of New Orleans traditionally hands over the key to the city to Rex, the king of Carnival, on Mardi Gras Day. Philip Gould/Getty ...

  6. 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 ...

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

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    Mardi Gras season begins on Jan. 6, the Epiphany, but its duration changes each year based on Easter. It always runs until Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of Lent.

  8. Courir de Mardi Gras - Wikipedia

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    The Courir de Mardi Gras (Louisiana French pronunciation: [kuɾiɾ d maɾdi ɡɾa], French pronunciation: [kuʁiʁ də maʁdi ɡʁa]) is a traditional Mardi Gras event held in many Cajun and Creole communities of French Louisiana on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. Courir de Mardi Gras is Louisiana French for "Fat Tuesday Run".

  9. 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 ...