"Fat Tuesday", it started as a religious holiday.
Mardi gras
New Orleans, Louisiana is famous for it's Mardi Gras celebration.
Louisiana hosts a huge Mardi Gras celebration every year in New Orleans.
Zeus and Athena did it and started mardi gras
1873
Beads
Mardi Gras.
Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday are actually the same celebration, with Mardi Gras being the French term for Fat Tuesday. So, they are essentially the same thing, just called by different names.
1937
Mardi Gras is a celebration most notably held in New Orleans, Louisiana
Mardi Gras will be celebrated in several cities along the Mississippi Gulf Coast prior to the big day's celebration in Biloxi, Mississippi on March 08, 2011.
While Mardi Gras is a fun celebration it also has a great historical backgound!