New Orleans Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras en Nueva Orleans
celebration held in Louisiana USA
New Orleans · United States of America
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📍 Where?
- Town
- New Orleans
- Country
- United States of America
- How precise?
- coordinate of the venue
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📖 Excerpt from the Wikipedia article
The holiday of Mardi Gras is celebrated in southern Louisiana, including the city of New Orleans. Celebrations happen for about two weeks, culminating on Mardi Gras, a celebratory name for Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday, which is the start of Lent in the Western Christian tradition. The overall season is known as Carnival and begins on 12th Night, January 6th, and extends until midnight before Ash Wednesday. Parties known as Club or Krewe balls start soon after, many of which are private, with their Kings and Queens coming from wealthy old families and their courts consisting of the season's debutantes. Most of the high society Krewes do not stage parades. As Fat Tuesday approaches, Mardi Gras parades start in earnest. Usually there is one major parade scheduled each day, while many days have several large parades. The largest and most elaborate parades take place the last five days of the Mardi Gras season. In the final week, many events occur throughout New Orleans and surrounding communities, including parades and balls.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article „Mardi Gras in New Orleans“ (en.wikipedia.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.