Mardi Gras

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.

No, actually Mardi Gras originated somewhere in Europe. The first American "Mardi Gras" WAS in Louisiana:" the first American Mardi Gras took place on March 3, 1699, when the French explorers Iberville and Bienville landed in what is now Louisiana, just south of the holiday's future epicenter: New Orleans. They held a small celebration and dubbed the spot Point du Mardi Gras."

The first recorded American Mardi Gras PARADE was in Mobile, AL in 1703.

Also, I'd just like to make you all aware that Mardi Gras is recognized as a legal holiday ONLY in Louisiana, its ours, baby, deal.

Mardi Gras is "Fat Tuesday" - the day before Ash Wednesday. Many Christians will fast or go on a reduced diet for the 40 days of Lent, the period between Ash Wednesday and Easter.

As a sort of "last hurrah" before the fasting of Lent, many cultures have a rowdy feast the day before; "Fat Tuesday", or in French, Mardi Gras.

Mardi Gras officially starts at Twelfth Night, which occurs 12 days after Christmas on January 6th.

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Members of the secret societies known as Krewes (the ones throwing things from their floats) are sometimes required to wear masks to conceal their identities from the general public. Parade-goers wear masks and costumes on Mardi Gras Day to be festively fashionable.

Because they're delicious.

Also, because of Shrove Tuesday (AKA Pancake Tuesday, Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras, etc.) which is the day that goes before Ash Wednesday, better known as the start of Lent. In English traditions, people ate a lot of pancakes before Lent because of the foods they're made out of (sugar, flour, fat, eggs, etc.), which people weren't allowed to eat during the Lent-fasting.

The people who stage Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans form a club. Just like Kiwanis or Rotary. However, to differentiate their clubs from other non-Mardi Gras clubs, they are called "krewes" (pronounced crews.

2008 Mardi Gras was on Tuesday, February 5.

Mardi Gras this year was on February 16

Rio de Janeiro is where the Carnival that's famous throughout Brazil and the world is held. There's a lot of planning that goes into the yearly event. Organizers, participants and spectators enjoy the colors of the costumes, the enthusiasm of the dancers and singers, the excitement of the parades and other events, the rhythm of the music, and the smells of the different cuisines.

The tradition of King Rex has helped define Mardi Gras. King Rex's Proclamation invites his subjects to the grand celebration of Carnival. His royal colors of purple, green, and gold are to this day the colors of Mardi Gras, and the song played in the first Rex parade, "If Ever I Cease to Love," has become Carnival's anthem. King Rex and his Queen have presided over the Rex Ball, Carnival's glittering conclusion since 1872.

A krewe is a group with hereditary membership whose members organize and participate as costumed paraders in annual Mardi Gras

That would be a good idea for decorating at Mardi Gras. You could put masks on the tree and beads.

Boeuf Gras suggests that the day before Lent traces it roots to ancient Greece and Greek mythology. Boeuf Gras or Fat Bull = Fat Tuesday.

United Kingdom (England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales), France, Parts of America, Germeny, Isreal, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and parts of the Philippines

This question may not refer to a person but rather to something that follows Mardi Gras. If that is the case, possible answers might include Lent or Ash Wednesday.

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It is French for Fat Tuesday.

Foie gras comes from ducks or geese, specifically from the livers of ducks or geese that have been fattened by force feeding. The practice of force feeding is highly controversial, and several countries, including Germany, Italy and Poland, have banned the practice, although foie gras is still permitted to be imported and sold in those countries. In 2012, California banned both the production and sale of foie gras.

The word shrove is the past tense of the English verb to shrive, which means to obtain absolution for one's sins by way of confession and doing penance. During the week before Lent, sometimes called Shrovetide in English, Christians were expected to go to confession in preparation for the penitential season of turning to God. Shrove Tuesday was the last day before the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday, and noted in histories dating back to 1000 AD. The popular celebratory aspect of the day had developed long before the Protestant Reformation, and was associated with releasing high spirits before the somber season of Lent.

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Mardi Gras does not always start on Tuesday, but ends on Tuesday...hence Mardi Gras (this is French Mardi=Tuesday, Gras=Fat...Fat Tuesday). It is the last day before Ash Wednesday which starts the fasting associated with Lent.

The tradition of throwing beads during Mardi Gras parades dates back to the 1920s. Each parade is put on by a krewe, and the Rex krewe began the tradition of "throws" by tossing out inexpensive glass beads necklaces to entice the crowds. Catching the beads at Mardi Gras became an instant crowd pleaser.