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Mardi Gras is purposely designed to commemorate frivolity, carousing and sin, but is considered in many quarters to be part of the Christian calendar. History of Mardi Gras and its pagan roots. Most historians believe Mardi Gras was brought to the Americas by the French explorer Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville in 1699, but the origins of Mardi Residents of New Orleans have been celebrating Mardi Gras since the 18th century" ("Mardi Gras," Encarta). Mardi Gras "is a lively, colorful [not to mention bawdy and debased] celebration held on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent begins," says the World Book Encyclopedia. Mardi Gras is strongly associated with wild bacchanalia and debauchery, but the original intent of the holiday and how it's kept by the faithful is much different. Fat Tuesday, as it is known in English, is a long-standing tradition of the Catholic Church and it marks the last day of ordinary time before the start of Lent, a time of fasting and The Christian Calendar and Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras, also known as Shrove Tuesday or Fat Tuesday, is the day before the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday. Lent is the 40-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance leading up to Easter Sunday in the Christian calendar. Mardi Gras, also known as Carnival in many countries, is a time of unrestrained fun, in which observers indulge in many desires. Mardi Gras was celebrated in Roman Catholic communities in Europe Mardi Gras is best known as a raucous event that takes place in New Orleans, LA and other areas around the world in January and February. Fat Tuesday, the final day of Mardi Gras, can occur in March depending on the calendar year and how it corresponds to the Christian liturgical calendar. Mardi Gras, a bit like Easter and Christmas, is disputed in its Christian origins. Like there are “pagan” elements to both Christmas (Christmas trees) and Easter (the Easter bunny), Mardi Gras can most directly trace its roots to pagan celebrations of spring time and fertility. The celebration of Mardi Gras fosters the notion that you can do whatever you want on Fat Tuesday, as long as you show up in church on Ash Wednesday. It’s the bender before the benediction, and it’s utterly unscriptural. Fat Tuesday / Mardi Gras Calendar: 2024 — February 13 2025 — March 4 Mardi Gras 2025: New Orleans parade schedule, routes, what to know about the celebration Although it is a Christian holiday now, Mardi Gras is a holiday that dates back thousands of years to Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, is the big finale of the carnival season, celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of Lent in the Christian calendar. View and download the 2025 Mobile Mardi Gras parade schedule, complete with dates, times and routes for all Mobile & Baldwin County parades. 2025 Mardi Gras Parade Schedule Saturday, February 15 1:00 PM | Ocean Springs - Ocean Springs Elks & Krewe Unique Parade 1:00 PM | Pass Christian - Pass Christian Carnival Association. Sunday, February 16 1:00 PM | Lizana Mardi Gras Parade. Saturday, February 22 8:45 AM | Biloxi - GCCA Annual 5k Run for the Beads LOUIS: Mystic Krewe of the Seahorse Lundi Gras Parade, 5:30 p.m. Bay St. Louis Mystic Krewe of the Seahorse Parade Route for 2025 (WLOX) Tuesday, March 4 - Mardi Gras. BAY ST. LOUIS: Krewe of Real People Parade, 1 p.m. The Krewe of Real People Next Generation Parade Route for 2023 (WLOX) BILOXI: Gulf Coast Carnival Association Mardi Gras Parade 1 p.m. — Gulf Coast Carnival Association Mardi Gras Parade; Pass Christian Sunday, March 2. This is the current parade schedule for Mardi Gras 2025. We will update this schedule should dates LIST: 2025 Mardi Gras parades, events schedule. Story by WLOX Staff • 4d. PASS CHRISTIAN: Mardi Gras Community King Cake Tasting, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Randolph Center (315 Clark Avenue) Mardi Gras, which is French for "Fat Tuesday," is known in the Christian calendar as Shrove Tuesday. This day occurs on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, marking the start of the Lenten season. Mardi Gras is traditionally a time of feasting and celebrations, where people indulge in rich foods before the fasting that occurs during Lent. Mardi Gras or 'Fat Tuesday' and Ash Wednesday will kick off a late season of Lent this year. Here are the dates to know. Easter is the holiest day in the Christian calendar, observing the day Mystic Krewe of the Seahorse Lundi Gras Parade｜Bay St. Louis, 5:30 The coast’s only Lundi Gras parade happens in the heart of Downtown Bay St. Louis. Although this parade is limited to golf carts, you will be amazed by the creativity that goes into transforming these carts into Mardi Gras floats! See parade route here Mardi Gras is sinful in that it involves drunkenness and sexual promiscuity. But it is all the more wicked because this blatant sin is committed in the name of “God!” The Mardi Gras colors purple, green, and gold represent justice, faith, and power, respectively. Again, Mardi Gras appears to be “Christian.” Vancleave – MKOPI Annual Mardi Gras Parade “Thunder on the Bayou” | 1:30 p.m. Long Beach – Annual Long Beach Mardi Gras Parade | 6:00 p.m. Gautier – Gautier Men’s Club Parade & Mardi Gras Tailgate Party | 7:00 p.m. Laurel – Mardi Gras Parade | 5:30 p.m. Sunday, February 23 Waveland – Krewe of Nereids Parade | 12:00 p.m.
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