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Mardi gras
New Orleans, Louisiana is famous for it's Mardi Gras celebration.
The first city to celebrate Mardi Gras in the United States is Mobile, Alabama. The festivities date back to 1703, when French settlers held the first organized Mardi Gras celebration. New Orleans later adopted the tradition, but Mobile's celebration predates it by several years. Today, Mobile is recognized as the original home of Mardi Gras in America.
Louisiana hosts a huge Mardi Gras celebration every year in New Orleans.
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.
Mardi Gras is a celebration most notably held in New Orleans, Louisiana
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While Mardi Gras is a fun celebration it also has a great historical backgound!
Yes, Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday are synonymous terms that refer to the same holiday celebration.
Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, is a day of celebration before the season of Lent begins the next day, Ash Wednesday.