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Because the time after Shrove Tuesday is Lent and traditionally the families would use up all of the nice things in their cupboards and make pancakes. They used up all the nice stuff in their cupboards so that they could fast during Lent.

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Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday" the last day of feasting before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday.

In the UK we call this day Shrove Tuesday. (Shrove comes from to shrive, an old word for Confession). It is also called 'Pancake Tuesday'.

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marti gras is fat Tuesday marti means Tuesday and gras means big

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Yes

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Mardi Gras (French for "Fat Tuesday") is the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, is the Wednesday 46 days before Easter. Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday that occurs after the first full moon on or after the vernal equinox. The vernal equinox is always on March 21. Easter must be on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25.

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Mobile, Alabama

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Mardi Gras or Shrove Tuesday 'Mardi Gras' means 'Fat Tuesday' in French. It is also called 'Pancake Tuesday' or ' Shrove Tuesday. It is the day before Ash Wednesday the beginning of Lent. On this Tuesday people celebrate and eat a lot of food because during Lent they don't eat as much. Mardi Gras was started in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mardi Gras is also the last day of the three-day Carnival festival.

New Orleans is the most famous city to hold elaborate Mardi Gras celebrations, but a lot of other cities and towns celebrate Mardi Gras.

Basically it is NOT just a reason to party, but the premise is to indulge in things that you are going to give up for Lent.

And don't forget your beads.

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Shrove Tuesday

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"Fat Tuesday" is synonymous with the French term Mardi Gras (also Shrove day)- Fat Tuesday is technically the day before Ash Wednesday. It is a day when people eat all they want of everything and anything- pure gluttony- because the following day is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent- a long fasting period for Christians.

Going by the technical definition Mardi Gras begins on the following dates:

The time varies from country to country and even city to city. Some traditions consider Mardi Gras as the Carnival period between Epiphany (Twelfth Night) and Ash Wednesday. Others treat the final three-day period as being Mardi Gras. On Bourbon St New Orleans Mardi Gras begins right after New Years.

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Usually just the baby goes into a King Cake. Sometimes people put a small coin (penny or dime) or a thimble in, too, though.

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tuesday feb. 21,2012

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http://www.holidays.net/mardigras/story.htm and http://www.eastjeffersonparish.com/culture/MARDIGRA/HISTORY/history.htm Answers this question. To put it bluntly, no. Mardi gras has never been held anywhere in the US but New Orleans. Its history dates back to early Europe but the celebration we know today was started in New Orleans and no other city celebrated it. Hope that helps. Mardi Gras is celebrated in Mobile, New Orleans and other Gulf Coast cities.This festive event was started in Mobile and according to some accounts, dates back to 1703. The celebration was originally called Boef Gras (Fat Beef).

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One day. Its is on the day before Ash Wednesday and you feast and feast because you (if you are over 18 or if you want) fast on Ash Wednesday as a sign to show Jesus that we can give up somethings if he can give up his life to save mankind from sin.

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The first MARDI GRAS was first celebrated in a town about 60 miles south of todays new Orleans that town name is MOBILE in ALABAMA it is still celebrated there today and people from all over the us come to celebrate. On FAT TUESDAY there are thousands of people are in Mobile Alabama celebrating this festive hoilday

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In the UK it is called Shrove Tuesday. (Shrove comes from an old word for confession.)

It is the day before Lent when people used to fast and give up various foods. Making pancakes used up the eggs etc. that would be forbidden.

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Martin Luther King's day is celebrated by holding the annual Greater Philadelphia King Day of Service has been the largest event in the nation honoring Dr. King.

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Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, and it is common practice among Christians to sacrifice worldly pleasures during this season to remember the sacrifice of Jesus being crucified (Good Friday). Somewhere someone got the idea that if you're going to abstain from worldly pleasures for 40 days you might as well party it up for the day (Fat Tuesday) if not the week (MardiGras) before.

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Put each necklace in a small "Glad" bag. You can zip it up and see through the plastic to find the color you want. It also prevents all the strings of beads from tangling. *There is also another way. I own a bead store. What we do is take plastic bags and cut strips out of them. This creates a "loop" of plastic. Take the loop thru all of the strands you want grouped. Then either tie the strip (most secure) or loop the strip thru itself, much like you would hook two rubberbands together. Once you have these groups tied you can then pick them up by the tie strip. Sometimes we even loop a strip thru the small groups to create a larger group. We have been using this method for many years. You can also cut strips of paper, slip them thru the strands you want grouped and staple the band around the groups. Have fun at Mardi Gras

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Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar on Me

Shanks & Bigfoot - Sweet Like Chocolate

Led Zeppelin - The Lemon Song

Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar

Guy Davis - Shaky Pudding

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mostly yes. depending on what religion you are.

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February 27th. Everything you ever wanted to know about mardi gras is on mardigras.com including past and future dates of the party! See y'all there next year!

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pancake day is the same day as valentine's day next year :)))))))))

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Ash Wednesday.

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Mardi Gras is when Catholics commit sins for a week and then give them up for a month during Lint. The sins are usually something that will make there life better.