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Mardi Gras comes to a close on Tuesday night, and soon, those who celebrate will exclaim “Laissez les bons temps rouler,” or “Let the good times roll” for the last time this Carnival season. The season, which represents a time of celebration before Christian Lent, lasts until Fat Tuesday. Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras Day, is March 4, 2025. Between January 6 and March 4, enjoy parades, king cake, community celebrations, and more. For a list of future Mardi Gras Day dates, see here. Where in New Orleans can I experience Mardi Gras? Interested in venturing out of Louisiana for Mardi Gras? Some of the biggest parades of the season are happening on Fat Tuesday this year, plus a few beloved local celebrations in Bay St. Louis. Photos: A look at Louisiana’s Mardi Gras festivities through the years Each year, more than a million visitors travel to New Orleans to partake in the city's world-famous Carnival celebrations Despite what you might have heard, Mardi Gras actually is a family-friendly event. Image courtesy of Mills Baker via Flickr. 2. Carnival Veterans Go Long, Not Hard. Given that Mardi Gras is the culmination of a month-long party, any skillful local will avoid drinking the whole keg in a single night. The origins of Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras traces its roots to ancient Roman festivals like Saturnalia, which involved feasting and revelry. With the advent of Christianity, these traditions were adapted into Carnival—a period of indulgence before the austerity of Lent. Mardi Gras specifically refers to the day before Ash Wednesday, when people Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, which takes place March 4, marks the party’s climax and the end of Carnival Season on the Gulf Coast. The conclusion falls the day before Ash Wednesday and is seen as a final day of feasting and revelry before the solemnity of Lent. In 2025, Mardi Gras falls on Tuesday, March 4. Mardi Gras—just one of the festival’s many names—is marked by raucous parties and parades, revelers wearing elaborate costumes, and delicious Georgia Candebat, three months, looks like the perfect Cabbage Patch Kid while being pushed in a stroller by her dad, Casey, as they hang out along the Rex parade route on Mardi Gras in New What Does Mardi Gras Mean? Mardi is the French word for Tuesday, and gras means “fat.” In France, the day before Ash Wednesday came to be known as Mardi Gras, or “Fat Tuesday.” Mardi Gras Throws and Parade Etiquette: Don’t Just stand there! Beads aren’t just handed out to the quiet ones. If you want the good stuff, channel your inner performer and make some noise! Photo Cred.: Krewe of Assisi. St. Francisville is also in a short drive to many other parades and traditions around Southeast Louisiana. It is about 35 minutes away from Baton Rouge, where the famous Spanish Town Parade takes place on the Saturday before Mardi Gras every year (this year it is on February 10 th at 12 p.m.). The Mardi Gras season is usually a fun and festive affair. But this year, a year after the celebration led New Orleans to become one of the nation's first COVID-19 hot spots, it's different. Design is more than just the way things look — it’s as much about how they work. And staterooms aboard Mardi Gras are packed with innovative changes to both. It’s the way the ring-lit vanity mirror lights you evenly and shadow-free as you get ready. How the ottoman cushion flips over to serve as an extra table. The 9 different suites on Mardi Gras (ranked best to worst) There are nine different suite types to choose from on Mardi Gras, here’s an overview of each to help you decide which to choose 1. Excel Presidential Suites. Sleeps: Five guests. There are two twin beds that convert to a king-size, a double sofa bed and one upper bed. Size: 1120 Share what your Mardi Gras looked/looks like by clicking the yellow button below or by emailing pics@wgno.com. Fast-forward to 1982, when the Mardi Gras King provided each shade with meaning: purple for justice, green means faith and gold represents power; since then, it's been a tradition to wear these Stateroom #: 9442: Category: Category OS - Ocean Suite: Description: A Mardi Gras suite is the ultimate way to cruise. With more space for stretching out indoors, plus a large balcony for kicking back outdoors, try an Ocean Suite to experience private, luxurious relaxation. Here's what Bourbon Street looked like on Mardi Gras weekend 2024. Revelers walk on Bourbon street on the Friday before Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans, Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer Come Mardi Gras this resale boutique is your destination for seasonal gear like vintage ballgowns and eclectic accessories. Miss Claudia’s Vintage Clothing & Costumes. 4204 Magazine St. Small but mighty, Miss Claudia’s is a goldmine filled with majorette boots, funky vintage costumes, dazzling accessories, and other Mardi Gras essentials.
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