Mardi Gras
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Mardi Gras
A Christian holiday and popular cultural phenomenon, Mardi Gras
dates back thousands of years to pagan spring and fertility rites.
Mardi Gras can occur on any Tuesday from February 3 through
March 9.
It is always scheduled 47 days preceding Easter (the 40 days of
Lent, plus seven Sundays).
Mardi Gras, also known as "Shrove Tuesday", "Pancake Tuesday"
or "Fat Tuesday" is celebrated all over the world with fun, games,
and a lot of eating.
The official colors of Mardi Gras are purple, green and gold. Purple
represents justice, green stands for faith, and gold signifies power.
There is no general theme for Mardi Gras, but each individual
parade depicts a specific subject.
Among the more popular subjects have been history, children's
stories, legends, geography, famous people and entertainment.
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Mardi Gras in the USA Mardi Gras, from the French words meaning "Fat Tuesday," combines religious tradition with a carnival or festival to welcome spring. It is also called Shove Tuesday or Pancake Day (in UK pancakes have an important role in celebrating Mardi Gras). Mardi Gras is the final day of Carnival- a festival season. Carnival begins 12 days after Christmas on January 6 and ends on Mardi Gras, which always falls exactly 47 days before Easter. The date of Mardi Gras changes every year. In the year 2008 it is on the 5th of February. "Fat Tuesday" is also the last day that Catholics can eat meat before Lent, the forty-day period of fasting before Easter The cities most famous for their Mardi Gras celebrations include New Orleans, Louisiana; Venice, Italy; and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Many other places have important Mardi Gras celebrations as well.
Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday in English) is a Carnival celebration wellknown throughout the world. It is a season of parades, balls and king cake parties. History The celebration of Mardi Gras came to North America from Paris, where it had been celebrated since the Middle Ages. In the late 1700s preLenten balls and fetes were held in New Orleans. Under French rule masked balls flourished, but were later banned by the Spanish governors. The prohibition continued when New Orleans became an American city in 1803. The traditional colors of Mardi Gras are purple (justice), gold (power) and green (faith). These colors are said to have been chosen by Grand Duke Alexis
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