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Mardi Gras (UK: / ˌ m ɑːr d i ˈ ɡ r ɑː /, US: / ˈ m ɑːr d i ɡ r ɑː /; [1] [2] also known as Shrove Tuesday) is the final day of Carnival (also known as Shrovetide or Fastelavn); it thus falls on the day before the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday. [3] Mardi Gras is traditionally celebrated on “Fat Tuesday,” the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent. In many areas, however, Mardi Gras has evolved into a week-long festival. Mardi 1. What is Mardi Gras and why is it celebrated? Mardi Gras is a vibrant spring festival celebrated across the globe. Synonymous with partying, revelry, and abundance, you might be shocked to learn that the raucous spectacle finds its official beginnings as a Christian celebration to mark the end of the pre-Lenten season. 2. Though Mardi Gras is technically a religious holiday, its modern celebrations often emphasize the fun, festive, and communal aspects of the occasion, featuring parades, costumes, music, and a general sense of revelry. While Mardi Gras is celebrated in various forms around the world, it is perhaps most famously associated with New Orleans In New Orleans, Mardi Gras is celebrated through street processions, with the first one taking place in 1837. The city is most known for its lavish celebrations, which include exotic parades While Mardi Gras is celebrated around the world, few places are more synonymous with the holiday than New Orleans. The city has been celebrating Mardi Gras since the 18th Century, when the The very first American Mardi Gras celebration took place in March 1699 after two French settlers landed near present-day New Orleans and brought their traditions with them. The French colonists who followed over the proceeding decades introduced the "Galette des Rois," or king cake, which is how it became a New Orleanian symbol. Mardi Gras is a festive day celebrated in France on Shrove Tuesday (the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday), which marks the close of the pre-Lenten season. The French name Mardi Gras means Fat Tuesday, from the custom of using all the fats in the home before Lent. Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday. In the Christian tradition, the forty days prior to Easter constitute Lent, for many a somber spiritual period of fasting and penance. Lent starts on Ash Wednesday, and, on the Tuesday immediately before Ash Wednesday, Mardi Gras is celebrated. It is a rich and complex psychological Mardi Gras, meaning “Fat Tuesday” in French, is one of the most vibrant celebrations in France. Marking the culmination of the Carnival season, it’s a time for indulgence, creativity, and community spirit. Let’s dive into its origins, folklore, modern festivities, and culinary delights. The origins of Mardi Gras Historically, Mardi Gras is the day for eating up the last of the rich foods that remain in the house and for having a big celebration before a long period of discipline and repentance. Today, less people observe Lent, but more than ever celebrate Mardi Gras, attracted by its joyful party atmosphere, music, food, and parades. Hastings Fat Tuesday Music Festival will once again deliver five days of music, mayhem and Mardi Gras across Hastings and St Leonards from February 28 to March 4. The five day town wide celebration will present over 350 free gigs, gatherings, parties and parades alongside ticketed events, with internationally acclaimed artists from across the globe appearing alongside a wealth of local bands. One of the most famous celebrations of Mardi Gras is in the United States, in New Orleans, Louisiana. French settlers brought the Catholic custom with them in the 1700s, but all residents of the No round-up of Mardi Gras events in Europe would be complete without Venice, a city synonymous with mystery and romance and one known the world over for its Carnival. Spend your days admiring street performances in St. Mark's Square and admiring fellow revelers' head-to-toe costumes, and your nights slinking around a Venetian palace at a The creamy, spiced cocktail is the perfect drink to enjoy through your Mardi Gras celebrations. Commander’s Palace in New Orleans has been serving Brandy Milk Punch for decades, with a recipe famously made by the restaurant's late matriarch, Ella Brennan. 18. Where is Mardi Gras celebrated? Mardi Gras is celebrated around the world. It’s also known as Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday, and Pancake Tuesday. Louisiana cities like New Orleans are among the most popular Mardi Gras celebrations, but festivities take place across the United States, Brazil, and Italy, among other countries. 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. Cities famous for their celebrations include Nice, France; Cologne, Germany; and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. New Orleans, Louisiana, holds the most famous Mardi Gras celebration in the United States. Residents of New Orleans have been celebrating Mardi Gras since the 18th century" ("Mardi Gras," Encarta). By the 19th century, this version—made with milk or cream, liquor (typically brandy, bourbon, or rum), sugar, and spices like nutmeg or vanilla—became a staple for brunches, holiday gatherings Mardi Gras was celebrated soon after the city of New Orleans was founded in 1718, but was briefly banned when the Spanish took control of New Orleans until Louisiana became a U.S. state in 1812
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