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Mardi Gras Many historians believe that the first American Mardi Gras took place on March 3, 1699, when the French explorers Iberville and Bienville landed in what is now Louisiana, just south of the holiday’s future epicenter: New Orleans. They held a small celebration and dubbed the spot Point du Mardi Gras.
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Mardi Gras in the United States The Order of Myths, Mobile's oldest mystic society that continues to parade, was founded in 1867 and held its first parade on Mardi Gras night in 1868. The Infant Mystics also began to parade on Mardi Gras night in 1868, but later moved their parade to Lundi Gras.
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Mardi Gras In some American cities, it is now called Mardi Gras Day. The festival season varies from city to city, as some traditions, such as the one in New Orleans, Louisiana, consider Mardi Gras to stretch the entire period from Twelfth Night (the last night of Christmas which begins Epiphany) to Ash Wednesday.
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Mardi Gras in the United States This was on March 3, 1699, Mardi Gras day, so in honor of this holiday, Iberville named the spot Point du Mardi Gras (French: Mardi Gras Point) and called the small tributary Bayou Mardi Gras. Bienville went on to found Mobile, Alabama in 1702 as the first capital of French Louisiana.
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- Take some time and learn about the history of the party of all parties...Mardi Gras. Mobile is the birth place of Mardi Gras and all of its colorful history and tradition are covered in this museum. The gowns through history are amazing. I am from...
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Mobile Holds First Mardi Gras While the first Carnival (Mardi Gras) celebration in the United States may have been held in the early 18th century, some say that Mardi Gras-type celebrations date as far back as a wild Roman festival known as Lupercalia.
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US Mardi Gras US Mardi Gras. US Mardi Gras events are held throughout the country, with some of the best-known celebrations being held in New Orleans, St Louis, and New York City.
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History of Mardi Gras By Arthur Hardy Rex presented Mardi Gras ' first organized daytime parade, selected Carnival's colors--purple, gold and green, produced its flag, and introduced its anthem, If Ever I Cease To Love. In 1872, the Knights of Momus also entered the Carnival scene.
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Mardi Gras Knights of Revelry parade down Royal Street in Mobile during the 2010 Mardi Gras season. In 1723, the capital of Louisiana was moved to New Orleans, founded in 1718. The first Mardi Gras parade held in New Orleans is recorded to have taken place in 1837. The tradition in New Orleans expanded to the point that it became synonymous with the city in popular perception, and embraced by residents of New Orleans beyond those of French or Catholic heritage.
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Mobile's Mardi Gras Mardi Gras celebrations first came to what is now Alabama with the early French explorers, who were led by Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville. He recorded the first observance of Mardi Gras in Mobile in his journal in 1699. Men in the camp marked the occasion with feasts, dancing, and a night of masked revelry.
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- Origins of Mardi Gras. According to historians, Mardi Gras dates back thousands of years to pagan celebrations of spring and fertility, including the raucous Roman festivals of Saturnalia and Lupercalia.
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Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival Although there have been informal groups in Lafayette’s black community, since at least the 1920s, Lafayette Mardi Gras Festival, Inc. was the first formally organized African American krewe in the city. Charter members consulted white civic leaders, in the GSWLMGA, for ideas and suggestions.
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Mardi Gras Find out more about the history of Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, and how the holiday came to be synonymous with New Orleans. 1  Contents. 2  Origins of Mardi Gras. 3  Mardi Gras in the United States. 4  Mardi Gras Around the World.
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Mardi Gras History The origins of Mardi Gras can be traced to medieval Europe, passing through Rome and Venice in the 17th and 18th centuries to the French House of the Bourbons. From here, the traditional revelry of Boeuf Gras, or fatted calf, followed France to her colonies.
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Courir de Mardi Gras The Courir de Mardi Gras (Louisiana French pronunciation: [kuɾiɾ d maɾdi ɡɾa] French pronunciation: [kuʁiʁ də maʁdi ɡʁa]) is a traditional Mardi Gras event held in many Cajun communities of south Louisiana on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday.
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- Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras (/ˈmɑːrdiɡrɑː/), also called Shrove Tuesday, or Fat Tuesday, in English, refers to events of the Carnival celebrations, beginning on or after the Christian feasts of the Epiphany (Three Kings Day) and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday.
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Mardi Gras in New Orleans Revelers on St. Charles Avenue, 2007. The holiday of Mardi Gras is celebrated in Southern Louisiana. Celebrations are concentrated for about two weeks before and through Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. Usually there is one major parade each day (weather permitting); many days have several large parades.
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Mardi Gras Floats Through History Mobile is Mardi Gras’ birthplace, and it began as a demure French-Catholic tradition. However, its first official Carnival association began in 1711 with the Boeuf Gras Society (Fatted Ox Society) in Mobile. They paraded through the streets with a huge bull’s head pushed along on wheels by 16 men.
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Mardi Gras In earlier times, parades were held on New Year's Day. Other cities famous for Mardi Gras celebrations include Rio de Janeiro; Barranquilla, Colombia; George Town, Cayman Islands; Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; Quebec City, Quebec, Canada; Mazatlán, and Sinaloa, Mexico. Carnival is an important celebration in Anglican and Catholic European nations.
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Mardi Gras: The Celebration and the Mask Mardi Gras has a 300 year history in the City of New Orleans and is rooted in the French affinity for masked balls, royal ceremony and public entertainments. French culture finds itself married to the African culture’s attraction to ritual art, rhythm, mask traditions, dance, spirit and soul.
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Mardi Gras History Mardi Gras History. The origins of Mardi Gras can be traced to medieval Europe, passing through Rome and Venice in the 17th and 18th centuries to the French House of the Bourbons.
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Mardi Gras For other uses, see Mardi Gras (disambiguation). Mardi Gras (/ˈmɑːrdiɡrɑː/), also called Shrove Tuesday, or Fat Tuesday, in English, refers to events of the Carnival celebrations, beginning on or after the Christian feasts of the Epiphany (Three Kings Day) and culminating on the day before Ash Wednesday.
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The History of Mardi Gras in Mobile Alabama Beginnings. The first masked ball in Mobile began in 1704, and the tradition of a parade started in 1711. The first float was a cart sporting a papier-mache cow's head. The parade has evolved into something quite spectacular, featuring elaborate floats and costumes.
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- In that same year, Mobile’s first and still-parading Mardi Gras group, the Order of Myths was formed and presented its first parade in 1868, with the theme “Lalla Rookh.”. One newspaper account from that year told of “the Minstrel band of the L.C.’s” parading first.
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When is Mardi Gras 2019?!?! Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is the last day of the Carnival season as it always falls the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Most visitors will plan to arrive no later than Saturday, February 10, 2018 in order to enjoy an extended weekend of festivities.
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Mardi Gras 2012: What To Know About Carnival History and Traditions To honor his native country, Iberville named the site Point du Mardi Gras, and celebrations have been held there ever since. Some sources, however, claim that Mardi Gras actually began in New Orleans over a century later, in 1827.