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"Mardi-Gras is of course a relic of the French and Spanish occupation; but I judge that the religious feature has been pretty well knocked out of it now. Sir Walter has got the advantage of the gentlemen of the cowl and rosary, and he will stay. His medieval business, supplemented by the monsters and the oddities, and the pleasant creatures from fairy-land, is finer to look at than the poor fantastic inventions and performances of the reveling rabble of the priest's day, and serves quite as well, perhaps, to emphasize the day and admonish men that the grace-line between the worldly season and the holy one is reached." - Life on the Mississippi
(Harper & Brothers, 1896), by Mark Twain |
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The annual Mardi Gras festivities start on January 6, known as Twelfth Night. Marking the coming of the Epiphany and concluding the Twelve Days of Christmas, the Twelfth Night marks the start of the Mardi Gras season, which lasts through Fat Tuesday. |
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Written by Roger Perry
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Well, the big day can actually fall on any Tuesday between February 3 and March 9. Carnival celebration starts on January 6, the Twelfth Night (feast of Epiphany); and picks up speed until Midnight on Mardi Gras, the day before Ash Wednesday.
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Written by Roger Perry
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Many forms of the Mardi Gras festival are celebrated throughout the world. From the Carnival celebrations of Rio and Venius to the Mardi Gras festivals of Paris and New Orleans it is a time of the year when many corners of the World revel in merriment.
Mardi Gras, in French meaning "Fat Tuesday" came to the United States from Paris where it has been celebrated since the Middle Ages. In 1699, French explorer Iberville and his men explored the Mississippi River from the Gulf of Mexico. On a spot 60 miles south of the present location of New Orleans, they set up camp on the river's West Bank. Knowing that the day, March 3, was being celebrated as a major holiday in France, they christened the site Point du Mardi Gras.
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Written by Roger Perry
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Here is a short video from the 2007 Wiener Dog Derby: The Cinderella story of Linus the dachshund in the 2007 St. Louis Wiener Dog Races.
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Written by Roger Perry
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From KETC, LIVING ST. LOUIS
Producer Ruth Ezell meets the Mystic Knights of the Purple Haze, a Mardi Gras Parade staple in St. Louis.
Formed in 1989 by a group of St. Louis college students, the Mystic Knights work practically year-round to develop a new idea for the parade float. |
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A toddler and six other people were shot Tuesday along a parade route packed with Mardi Gras revelers, police said. Two suspects were in custody.... |
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Big Easy a bit uneasy as Mardi Gras returns - Entertainment - The Arts ... |
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Party like it's Mardi Gras with these desserts - foodwine - TODAYshow ... |
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Create a Mardi Gras celebration with king cakes, beignets and other desserts from New Orleans native David Gaus. Here are recipes.... |
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Mardi Gras in New Orleans is called the greatest free show on earth, and while attending may not be free, it can certainly be cheap.... |
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Mardi Gras World celebrates Carnival year-round - Travel - Destination ... |
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It's always carnival time at Mardi Gras World. The family-run business has been making mega-floats for some of the biggest and best Mardi Gras parades for more than 6... |
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Mobile Mardi Gras may benefit again from Katrina, hit record - Travel ... |
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Mobile's Mardi Gras parades couldn't be staged without float builders like Stephen Mussell, who has built a career on the carnival's demand for rolling showpieces of ...... |
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