Mardi Gras
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Suicide survivors gather to console each other in Palo AltoThe necklaces spilling out of plastic bags looked like Mardi Gras beads, but a color-coded chart told a different, less festive story. The white beads were to be worn by people who had lost a child to suicide. The red necklaces signified... In this article: Suicide, Palo Alto, Depression, Gunn High School, and San Jose |
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thestar.com | 1 day ago
Rainbow of choice on today's gay cruises
On LGBT cruises it's especially important to read up on all the upcoming theme nights and bring costumes: Who says you can't be a Mardi Gras queen one night and a pirate the next day? Julia Steinecke, a Toronto-based freelance writer,...
In this article: Olivia, American Airlines, Step dance, Carbon, R Family Vacations, Crystal Cruises, Joan Rivers, Margaret Cho, and Indigo Girls
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AP Online | 2 days ago
La. man arrested in alleged Ponzi scheme
...a lavish lifestyle. William J. Chaucer Jr., 60, of Ponchatoula, used money invested in his loan companies to pay for more than $400,000 in Mardi Gras expenses, $5,500 worth of plastic surgery and thousands more for his wife to compete in...
In this article: Louisiana, Ponchatoula, and New Orleans
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Dime Magazine | 2 days ago
Hornets Show Off New Mardi Gras Uni's
Yesterday, the New Orleans Hornets unveiled their new threads in true N'awlins fashion: Mardi Gras style. In an elaborate celebration in New Orleans, members of the Hornets showed off the new jerseys with the Mardi Gras float, beads, a...
In this article: New Orleans Hornets and New Orleans
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Uni Watch | 3 days ago
Ladies and Gentlemen, Your New Orleans Hornets, Mardi Gras Edition
...4:24 pm | Quote Not a huge fan of the two-tone, but I can see the thinking behind it. As many have mentioned, if you've been to Mardi Gras, it's big and over the top. I do love the attention to detail that they put into it. The Mardi...
In this article: New Orleans Hornets, Jazz, New Orleans, Celtics, Utah, and The Lakers
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PR Newswire: Beer - Wine & Spirits | 5 days ago
Catch a Coconut at a Parade; Eat Fresh Alligator Meat; Play with Street Musicians - Do It All at Mardi Gras with Southern Comfort
...Personnel Announcements Catch a Coconut at a Parade; Eat Fresh Alligator Meat; Play with Street Musicians - Do It All at Mardi Gras with Southern Comfort Southern Comfort Launches Global Search for Mardi Gras Correspondent
In this article: Alligator, Do It All, Facebook, New Orleans, Mardi Gras in New Orleans, and Kentucky
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New Orleans Times-Picayune | 6 days ago
St. Bernard's Gladiators might roll on Mardi Gras
Parade News, Party Pictures, Videos, Music, Schedules & More St. Bernard's Gladiators might roll on Mardi Gras It's been nearly two decades since St. Bernard Parish last had a parade on Mardi Gras. But if one local krewe has its way,...
In this article: St. Bernard Parish, Krewe, Carnival, Super Bowl, Chalmette, and New Orleans
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V Australia, Virgin Blue and Pacific Blue Sign up to Support New Mardi Gras
...Entertainment, Travel Industry, Contracts, Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual V Australia, Virgin Blue and Pacific Blue Sign up to Support New Mardi Gras BRISBANE, Australia, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- New Mardi Gras today announced the signing of a...
In this article: V Australia, Pacific Blue, Sydney, Virgin, and Virgin Blue
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Beaumont Enterprise | November 07, 2009
Mardi Gras krewe seeking coat, food donations
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Bleacher Report | November 05, 2009
Week 9 NFL Power Rankings: Mardi Gras Stays at No. 1
While the Minnesota Vikings certainly impressed with a 38-26 win against Green Bay in Lambeau Field, the fall of the previously undefeated Denver Broncos has now left just two unbeaten teams remaining in the league. The Indianapolis Colts...
In this article: San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos, New Orleans Saints, Minnesota Vikings, Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, NFL, Philadelphia Eagles, and Arizona Cardinals
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The terms "Mardi Gras" (mär`dē grä) and "Mardi Gras season", in English, refer to events of the Carnival celebrations, ending on the day before Ash Wednesday. From the French term "Mardi Gras" (literally "Fat Tuesday"), has come to mean the whole period of activity related to those events, beyond just the single day, often called Mardi Gras Day or Fat Tuesday.
The season can be designated by the year, as in "Mardi Gras 2008".
The time varies from city to city, as some traditions consider Mardi Gras as the Carnival period between Epiphany or Twelfth Night and Ash Wednesday. Others treat the final three-day period as being Mardi Gras. In Mobile, Alabama, Mardi Gras events begin in November, followed by mystic society balls on Thanksgiving,
then New Year's Eve, formerly with parades on New Year's Day, followed by parades and balls in January & February, celebrating up to midnight before Ash Wednesday.
Other cities most famous for their Mardi Gras celebrations include Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Sydney, Australia and New Orleans, Louisiana. Many other places have important Mardi Gras celebrations as well.
Carnival is an important celebration in most of Europe (except in Ireland and the United Kingdom where the festival is called "shrovetide" ending on Shrove Tuesday, and pancakes are the tradition) and also in many parts of Latin America and the Caribbean.
- Also Known As:
- Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday, Pancake Day, Dollar day
- Type:
- christian
- Date:
- February 01, 0016
- Celebrations:
- Parades, parties
- Significance:
- Celebration prior to fasting season of Lent.
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