MARDI GRAS BIOGRAPHY! MARDI GRAS, "FAT TUESDAY" is a Wild Holiday Celebrated Around the World with Outrageous Parades, Masks, Beads, Dancing, Debauchery and Feasts starting on the Christian feasts of the Epiphany and culminating “Fat Tuesday” (or in French “Mardi Gras”) before Ash Wednesday which begins the religious observance of “Lent.”

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MARDI GRAS BIOGRAPHY
MARDI GRAS, "FAT TUESDAY" is a Wild Holiday Celebrated Around the World with Outrageous Parades, Masks, Beads, Dancing, Debauchery and Feasts starting on the Christian feasts of the Epiphany and culminating “Fat Tuesday” (or in French “Mardi Gras”) before Ash Wednesday which begins the religious observance of “Lent.”

Mardi Gras, also known as "Fat Tuesday" or "Shrove Tuesday", is celebrated the day before "Ash Wednesday", which begins the religious observance of "Lent". The words "Mardi Gras" is French for "Fat Tuesday". Mardi Gras started thousands of years ago in Rome and Greece. When Christianity was introduced to Rome, Mardi Gras was celebrated with people feasting on fatty foods before Lent began, which is a period of fasting. During Mardi Gras, people ate meat, eggs, cheese and other foods that were forbidden during Lent. Mardi Gras began spreading to other European countries, like France, Germany, England and more.

Mardi Gras began in the United States on March 3, 1699 when French explorers the Le Moyne brothers, d'Iberville and Bienville, were sent by King Louis XIV to Louisiane (Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas area) to defend their territory. The explorers landed in New Orleans and named the spot Point du Mardi Gras. In 1703, French settlers started celebrating Mardi Gras every year, which culminated on the day of "Fat Tuesday". The debauchery on the streets of New Orleans was a yearly celebration, until the Spanish took over Louisiana in 1763 and stopped the outrageous festivities. When Louisiana became a state in 1812, Mardi Gras was able to continue again - which it did in 1827. In 1837 the first Mardi Gras parade was celebrated and the traditions of wearing masks, colorful clothes, throwing beads, dancing, eating King cakes and more insanity has continued. "Mardi Gras" is celebrated around the world today.




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