Mardi Gras

Yes. Thanksgiving is celebrated there just like it is celebrated here

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The purpose of Venetian masquerade masks was to conceal the wearer's true identity. The mask allowed for the wearer to act as how they would like to act without being judged by others.

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 helps the economy of New Orleans because visitors come and spend money.

It takes place on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday the first day of Lent. New Orleans, Louisiana is most famous for it's Mardi Gras celebration.

The older, less famous celebration takes place in Mobile, AL and is the oldest continuing celebration in the US. Since the US is a multicultural country, there is no single celebration.

No, it is not. While there may a small skeleton crew in the back sorting, mail is unable to move from the branches to the main office by truck on that day... so no mail would move anyways. Any mail dropped into a New Orleans mail box does not get into the transit system until the following day.

The origins of Mardi Gras can be traced to Medival Europe but the traditions celebrated today are traced to New Orleans. A French-Canadian explorer, Jean Baptiste Le Moyne Sieur de Bienville, landed 60 miles directly south of New Orleans in 1699 and called it "Pointe due Mardi Gras." He also established "Fort Louis de la Louisiane" (which is now Mobile) in 1702. In 1703, the tiny settlement of Fort Louis de la Mobile celebrated the very first Mardi Gras. In 1704, Mobile established a secret society (Masque de la Mobile) similar to those who form our current Mardi Gras Krewes. In 1710, the "Boeuf Graf Society" was formed and paraded from 1711 through 1861. The procession was held with a huge bull's head pushed alone on wheels by 16 men on Fat Tuesday. New Orleans was established in 1718 by Jean-Baptise Le Moyne. By the 1730s, Mardi Gras was celebrated openly in New Orleans without the parades. In the early 1740s, Louisiana's Governor The Marquis de Vaudreuil established elegant society balls. The earliest reference to Mardi Gras "Carnival" appears in a 1781. That year, the Perseverance Benevolent & Mutual Aid Association is the first of hundreds of clubs and carnival organizations formed in New Orleans. By the late 1830s, New Orleans held street processions of maskers with carriages and horseback to celebrate Mardi Gras. Newspapers began to announce Mardi Gras events in advance. In 1871, Mardi Gras's second "Krewe" is formed, the Twelfth Night Reveler's, with the first account of Mardi Gras "throws." In 1872, a group of businessmen invented a King of Carnival -- Rex -- to parade in the first daytime parade. They introduced the Mardi Gras colors of purple, green and gold; the Mardi Gras song, and the Mardi Gras flag. In 1873, the first floats were constructed entirely in New Orleans instead of France. In 1875, Governor Warmoth of Louisiana signs the "Mardi Gras Act" making it a legal holiday in Louisiana, which it remains.

Mardi Gras does not commemorate a particular historical event. It celebrates the last day of the Carnival season. Carnival always starts on January 6 (the feast of Epiphany in the Christian calendar). Mardi Gras (which means "Fat Tuesday" in French) is traditionally the last blast of eating meat and rich foods, as well as drinking and partying. The next day is Ash Wednesday, which begins the beginning of the somber, fasting weeks of Lent, which lead up to Easter. Because the date of Easter changes every year, the dates of Ash Wednesday (46 days before Easter) and Mardi Gras change every year.

it would be 'joyeux mardi gras', but that isn't celebrated any more. It just survives through some carnivals.

seriously? how many other holidays encourage that sort of thing? as long as there are guys who want to see lady parts and girls who are drunk, desperate, or skanky enough to oblige them, they will always look for the best excuse to do it at least once a year, so they dubbed mardi gras to be the unfortunate occasion.

Traditionally, Carnival is held in areas where there is a large Catholic population. It is celebrated right before Lent. Brazil has a huge Carnival celebration in Rio de Janeiro. Other countries that have Carnival celebrations include Colombia, Panama, and the United States has Mardis Gras in New Orleans.

The earliest Mardi Gras celebration in North America was on March 3, 1699 at Point du Mardi Gras (about 60 miles from New Orleans). According to Wikipedia, "the earliest organized Carnival celebrations occurred in Mobile, Biloxi, New Orleans, and Pensacola, which have each developed separate traditions."

Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is celebrated before Ash Wednesday which is the first day of Lent. Mardi Gras is a long celebration that begins on or after the Epiphany and lasts until the night before Ash Wednesday; the actual day before Wednesday is traditionally the last day to eat rich, sumptuous foods before the ritual fasting that happens during Lent.

Lent is the approximately six week period of solemn religious observance before Easter Day. It is traditionally described as lasting for forty days, to symbolize the forty days Jesus Christ fasted in the desert; however, the duration can actually vary. Lent comes after the Mardi Gras celebrations and Shrovetide and before Holy Week, the Paschal Triduum, and Easter.

Everyone in New Orleans, louisiana.

Shrove Tuesday is known as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday in French.

The day before the beginning of Lent is known as Shrove Tuesday.

The mask and the costumes are to hide the identity of the costumed. When you are wearing the costume and mask, your identity is a secret. You cannot talk to anybody, or your secret will not be a secret anymore. You are free to act the way you want, be what you want and do what you want because nobody can see who you are, therefor cannot judge you.

It depends on the Krewe hosting the parade. Some are held in the morning, some in the afternoon, and some at night. Local television station websites usually post parade schedules.

Although it is not the last day, but the first day of Mardi Gras is called fat Tuesday because it is exactly that. Mardi gras is french for fat Tuesday, and the first day of mardi gras is called that righly so. The origin is not exactly true, but i believe that it is called so because of the christian holiday before. Party up!

During Mardi Gras celebrations, girls often participate in the tradition of catching beads by attending parades and standing along the route. They can enhance their chances of receiving beads by engaging with float riders, shouting for throws, and sometimes playfully showing off their costumes. While some may choose to flash for beads, it’s important to note that this behavior is not a requirement, and many simply enjoy the festive atmosphere and camaraderie of the event. Ultimately, catching beads is part of the fun and excitement of Mardi Gras, with various ways to participate.

I think FEB 21st

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Traditionally it is "Shrove Tuesday", that is the day before "Ash Wednesday", The first day of "Lent", which is 40 something days before Easter.
Because Lent was traditionally a time of Fasting, people used up the rest of their eggs, flour and sweetstuffs to make pancakes.