Mardi
Gras in Louisiana
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Mardi Gras is an ancient custom that originated in southern
Europe. It celebrates food and fun just before the 40 days of Lent: a Catholic
time of prayer and sacrifice. Brought to Louisiana by the French, it evolved in
New Orleans from a simple carnival event into extravagant parades of ornamented
floats musical bands and ornately decorated masqueraders.
Today, big cities and small towns throughout Louisiana enjoy
lively festivities at balls, parties, parades, carnival rides, street dances and
more beginning as much as two weeks before "Fat Tuesday"! The rural
Cajun towns of Mamou, Churchpoint and Iota celebrate with "Courir du Mardi
Gras," copied directly from the old European tradition. Masked horseriders
travel the country roads stopping at designated homes and farms where they
perform dances and antics to win chickens, vegetables and other ingredients for
a large country gumbo everyone shares at the end of the day. The
"Carnival" spirit is contagious and wherever you celebrate Mardi Gras
in Louisiana, it is always an exciting event.
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Mardi Gras krewes, Kern Studios, Mardi
Gras World, Kern Sculpture, Accent Annex, Arthur Hardy,
Gambino's, Mardi Gras Indians, Krewe of Zulu. |
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Looking for Mardi Gras King Cakes?
Check out Manny Randazzo's King Cakes for the freshest
king cakes around New Orleans. |
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Jefferson |
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Mardi Gras in Natchitoches. The
parade will be Saturday, February 5, 2005, starting at 5
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Crossroads |
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Mardi Gras in Louisiana
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