Mardi Gras Dates New Orleans’ BIG annual event, Mardi Gras, is always the day before Ash Wednesday which itself is always forty days before Easter (excluding Sundays). But to simplify matters for carnival historians–and for those eager to partake in the revelries to come–here is a list of dates for Mardi Gras celebrations back to 1947 as well as for the years through 2050. Pass a good Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras) in 1976 is on Tuesday, March 2 (first Tuesday of March). Check also the date of Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras) in 2026 and in the following years. Toggle navigation Toggle search box Calendar-12.com 12 months a year, day by day Useful dates . Day numbers. Day numbers 2025; Day numbers 2026; March 2, 1976: Mardi Gras Carnival (New Orleans) Tuesday-March 14, 1976: Daylight Saving (Start 2 Mar Mardi Gras Carnival 14 Mar Daylight Saving (Start) 17 Mar St. Patrick's Day 1 Apr April Fool's Day 16 Apr Good Friday Calendar 1976 & Holidays 1976 Created Mardi Gras: Tuesday, March 02. 1976 Ash Wednesday: Wednesday, March 03. 1976 Palm Sunday: The holiday calendar can display all dates between 1900 and 2100 Fat Tuesday can be as early as February 3 or as late as March 9. It all depends on the date of Ash Wednesday, which depends on the date of Easter. Here, then, for your amusement as well as your information, is a list of Mardi Gras dates, past, present, and future, from 1950 until 2050: 1950 - February 21 1951 - February 6 1952 - February 26 1976 Calendar of Holidays and Celebrations in the United States. Mardi Gras. 2 Tue (Season): Date, Months And What It Looks Like. Title: March 1976 Calendar Author: www.calendar-365.com Subject: March 1976 Calendar Keywords: March 1976 Calendar Created Date: 2/25/2015 11:01:56 AM Some 49 years ago, in 1976 The Bicentennial Year, Mardi Gras celebrations reached a "new high" in St. Tammany Parish. Click on the images t Mardi Gras Past and Present Traditions from the past that live on today. Mardi Gras has been celebrated in New Orleans since the explorer Iberville first set foot here on Mardi Gras Day 1699. In French colonial days, wealthy members of Creole society threw lavish Mardi Gras balls from Twelfth Night (Jan. 6) to Fat Tuesday Eve. Bicentennial Mardi Gras "Queen, V/VIII" on Bourbon Street, downtown New Orleans Shrove Tuesday, 1976 by photographer, silkscreen artist Don Johnson. Took a road trip with Don Johnson, my photographer friend to 1976 Bicentennial Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Date: 1976 Type: Audio / Stage Cast Language: English Location: UK / England / London MARDI GRAS (BREEZE FROM THE RIVER) -- Nicky Henson, Dana Gillespie & Lon Mardi Gras. Original London Production (1976) Back to Show. Production Info Previews: no date March 18, 1976 - no date entered yet. Tryout Holiday Date Days to Go; Mardi Gras 2024: Tuesday, February 13, 2024-381: Mardi Gras 2025: Tuesday, March 04, 2025: 4: Mardi Gras 2026: Tuesday, February 17, 2026 1:30 PM | D'Iberville - North Bay Mardi Gras Association Parade. Monday, March 3 5:30 PM | Bay St. Louis - Mystic Krewe of the Seahorse Lundi Gras Parade. Tuesday, March 4, Mardi Gras 1 PM | Bay St. Louis - Krewe of Real People 1 PM | Biloxi - Gulf Coast Carnival Association Mardi Gras Parade The Wild Tchoupitoulas is a 1976 album by the New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian tribe the Wild Tchoupitoulas.While not a commercial success, the effort was well received critically and the experience recording it encouraged the four Neville brothers to perform together for the first time as a group. Mardi Gras also became more socially inclusive during the 1970s. In 1972, the Mystick Krewe of Apollo presented the first gay ball at the Municipal Auditorium. In 1976, Endymion introduced Le Mardi gras est le dernier jour du Carnaval. Le lendemain, le Mercredi des cendres, est le premier jour de Carême , 40 jours (les 6 dimanches non compris) avant Pâques. L' Ascension a lieu le jeudi 40 jours après Pâques. Click on the Mardi Gras krewes below for further information about the krewe and to see their usual route for each parade. Please note: Events and activities are subject to change without notice. Stay tuned to the site for further info. Click on the Mardi Gras krewes below for further information about the krewe and to see their usual route for each parade. Please note: Events and activities are subject to change without notice. Stay tuned to the site for further info.
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