New Orleans is known for its Mardi Gras Carnival season.
Mardi Gras was celebrated on Feb..12/2013
Mardi Gras Carnival - 1898 I was released on: USA: February 1898
Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras Carnival - 1898 II was released on: USA: February 1898
Mardi Gras is celebrated in Nice in Carnival. Carnival lasts from February 14 through March 1.
The traditional colors of Mardi Gras in New Orleans are Gold, Purple and Green
Mardi Gras is a celebration most notably held in New Orleans, Louisiana
I guess you are thinking the "Carnival" to mean Mardi Gras in New Orleans? If that is the case Mardi Gras or (Fat Tuesday) is the Tuesday before Lent starts. During Lent, you are to fast and/or give up something until Holy Thursday when Lent ends.
Mardi=Tuesday Gras=Fat Both are french words that when translated to english from Mardi Gras means Fat Tuesday.
Mardi Gras was founded in Mobile, Alabama by Joe Cain. New Orleans began celebrating Mardi Gras and is often mistaken for being the founding city.Mobile, AlabamaNew Orleans, Louisiana
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