[Dixielandjazz] Mardi Gras Dates

[Rebecca Thompson]

I found the following on the internet at
http://www.holidays.net/mardigras/story.htm .


Mardi Gras means "Fat Tuesday" and of course is celebrated on that day
of the week. The date can fall between February 3 and March 9 depending
on the Catholic Church. Mardi Gras is always 47 days before Easter
Sunday. 

The Mardi Gras season begins about two weeks before Fat Tuesday. During
those two weeks, parades can be viewed nightly and on weekends. Almost
all businesses are closed for Lundi Gras (Fat Monday) and for Mardi Gras
itself. People all over the world come to New Orleans to enjoy this
extravagant holiday. 

>From another site: http://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/mgdates.html, the
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.

Rebecca