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Essay Galaxy - Mardigras
This paper is about Mardi Gras, A festival or Carnival
celebrated once a year. In this paper I will discuss how
Mardi Gras originated, when it is celebrated, how it is
celebrated, and what does it mean to all the different
Mardi Gras, in the French speaking parts of the world
and in some US southern states is the last day of carnival
festivities preceding Lent, the time of penitence observed
by Christians in preparation for Easter. Mardi Gras (Fat
Tuesday) is a French term for Shrove Tuesday, the day
before the start of Lent. Before Lent festivities reach the
climax on a day in February or March, depending on what
date Easter is.(Americana pg. 308)
French colonists brought Mardi Gras to America in
the early 1700s. It grew popular in New Orleans,
Louisiana, and spread through the southern states. Mardi
Gras is a legal holiday in Alabama and Florida and in eight
counties of Louisiana. T....
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