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Mardi Gras is not a national holiday. The 1st New Orleans Mardi Gras parade was held on Feb. 24, 1857. If you get the Mardi Gras baby from the king cake, you have to purchase the next.
Is Carnival the same as Mardi Gras? Carnival, which originated from the Latin word "carnem levare"
which means no meat. The date for Ash Wednesday changes and depends on the date of Easter. The exciting weeks of Carnival are filled with elegant balls, fancy banquets and other Carnival related social activities. Both children and adults quickly began to love the exciting holiday Carnival. "Mardi Gras" , French for Fat Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras is always 47 days before Easter Sunday and can fall between February 3 and March 9. Mardi Gras is generally used to refer to the whole Carnival season, especially during the final two weeks when most of the parades occur in New Orleans. Most New Orleanians refer to the entire Carnival season as "Mardi Gras" but traditionalist may make a big fuss over the actual technical term. |
Mardi Gras Foods:
 Zatarains Crab & Shrimp Boil - Liquid Concentrate 
Zatarains Red Beans & Rice Dinner Mix
New Orleans Blend Community Coffee Mardi Gras Fun Facts
Mardi Gras is not a national holiday. The 1st New Orleans Mardi Gras parade was held on Feb. 24, 1857.
If you get the Mardi Gras baby from the king cake, you have to purchase the next. |
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