Not common there, but some people do celebrate it as they do in the southern USA
New Orleans
Mardi Gras was celebrated on Feb..12/2013
mardi gras started in Mobile Alabama but is celebrated in new Orleans and in mobile
Mardi Gras is celebrated in France, Rome, Germany, North America (New Orleans), and Brazil.The most popular location worldwide to participate in Mardi Gras celebrations is New Orleans, Louisiana.
Mardi Gras is everywhere, it's a holiday just like Halloween or Easter. MArdi Gras is predominantly celebrated in the new Orleans and southern gulf areas.
Mardi Gras is celebrated all over the world. The most renowned area in the United States is in the south around New Orleans. Mardi Gras is celebrated with lavish parades, balls, and parties in the weeks leading up to Lent. .
The first observance of Mardi Gras in its present form was celebrated in the Middle Ages. The begining of Mardi Gras in New Orleans began in 1699 with the introduction of French culture.
Mardi Gras was first celebrated in Mobile, Al.
The French idea of Mardi Gras dates back to the 1600s but the first Mardi Gras celebration in the America took place at Fort Louis de la Mobile in 1703. The first New Orleans Mardi Gras was celebrated in the 1730s.
In New Orleans, Mardi Gras is celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday is 40 days before Easter, excluding Sundays.
Well the biggest festival in Louisiana is the Mardi Gras festival. :)
Sonny Jim at the Mardi Gras - 1915 was released on: USA: 16 May 1915 (New York City, New York) (premiere) USA: 3 June 1915