Mardi Gras is one of the largest pre-lent festivals around. It's a French term that literally means "Fat Tuesday" and is always held on the Tuesday that proceeds Ash Wednesday. Another name for Fat Tuesday is Shrove Tuesday. Outside the U.S. the festival is usually called Carnival
New Orleans hosts the largest Mardi Gras celebration and Rio De Janeiro hosts a similarly huge festival known as Carnaval. Many other cities around the world host their own Mardi Gras or Carnival celebration.
Sites listed in this category are suitable for visitors of all ages, but designed primarily for adult visitors. Sites provide material related to Mardi Gras and Carnival, including historical background, articles, graphics, and ideas for celebrating. Sites may also provide information for parents and teachers, such as suggested family activities and lesson plans.
Sites especially for children are listed in Kids_and_Teens/People_and_Society/Holidays_and_Celebrations/Mardi_Gras/.
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Guide to global carnival celebrations, parades, and travel information.
Anything and everything that is Mardi Gras in the town. Includes a blog, pictures of Barkus parades and costumes in the French Quarter, and virtual tour.
Some history behind this holiday.
Includes parade routes, schedules, and the Mobile Carnival Museum.
Is dedicated to the promotion and preservation of people's festivals and parades in Europe.
Official site includes a schedule of events as well as a history of the event in the Texas city. Purchase tickets online.
News and pictures of Mardi Gras around the world.
Features history behind Mardi Gras, pictures of floats, crafts, and coloring sheets.
Held in Port Arthur, Texas. Features calendar, photographs, attractions, dates, and krewes.
Provides brief description of the holiday.
An invitation to the traditional feasts and musical culture from Provence, County of Nice, and Occitany. Offers background information, sound files, lyrics, bibliography, and discography.
On-line encyclopedia article provides information regarding styles by State, sambódromo, music, and security.
On-line encyclopedia article provides information regarding International Caribbean Carnivals.
Description of the celebration in countries around the world.
Official site includes a schedule of events as well as a history of the event in the Texas city. Purchase tickets online.
Held in Port Arthur, Texas. Features calendar, photographs, attractions, dates, and krewes.
Description of the celebration in countries around the world.
Includes parade routes, schedules, and the Mobile Carnival Museum.
An invitation to the traditional feasts and musical culture from Provence, County of Nice, and Occitany. Offers background information, sound files, lyrics, bibliography, and discography.
News and pictures of Mardi Gras around the world.
On-line encyclopedia article provides information regarding styles by State, sambódromo, music, and security.
On-line encyclopedia article provides information regarding International Caribbean Carnivals.
Is dedicated to the promotion and preservation of people's festivals and parades in Europe.
Anything and everything that is Mardi Gras in the town. Includes a blog, pictures of Barkus parades and costumes in the French Quarter, and virtual tour.
Guide to global carnival celebrations, parades, and travel information.
Some history behind this holiday.
Provides brief description of the holiday.
Features history behind Mardi Gras, pictures of floats, crafts, and coloring sheets.
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