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National Mardi Gras history
Join Mardi Gras' magic and madness
Mardi Gras foods 2012
February 21, 2012
You’ve whipped up the red beans and rice, the gumbo is simmering and you’re humming “Laissez les bons temps rouler” –...
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Celebrate Mardi Gras with our traditional Shrimp Etouffee and Locals Seafood
Mardi Gras
February 15, 2012
Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras, is next week.From New Orleans to Rio and from Mobile to Mazatlan,celebrations and festivitieswill ensue; a massive...
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Mobile Home of Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras history
October 8, 2011
MOBILE, Ala. – The mannequin in black widow's garb seems strangely out of place among the gaudy Mardi Gras ball gowns and jeweled crowns....
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Knights of Atlantis hope to roll inaugural parade in 2012
Knights of Atlantis
July 23, 2011
Secrecy is a Mardi Gras tradition for many long-lived parade krewes. Members are masked as they ride. Royalty are either revealed a few months...
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Mardi Gras traditions to enjoy with your family
2011 mardi gras
March 6, 2011
The final day of Mardi Gras is upon us.Though the Mardi Gras season begins on the Epiphany or Twelfth Night and continues through Ash Wednesday,...
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Partying on Fat Tuesday
Mardi Gras history
March 3, 2011
Can’t wait to hit up one of the local bars in San Jose this coming Mardi Gras? Have the urge to throw some beads around First Street on Fat...
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Mardi Gras season in full effect, Laissez les bons temps rouler
Mardi Gras
March 3, 2011
It is that time of year again! It's Carnival season, also known as Mardi Gras! The season beginson the Feast of the Epiphanyor Twelfth night ...
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What to eat for Mardi Gras: Mardi Gras menu and origins of Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras Menu
March 1, 2011
So you want to throw a Mardi Gras party, or perhaps you just want toserve a Mardi Gras-themes meal to your family, but what will you eat?The first...
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Spectacular history lives on at Mardi Gras Museum in Lake Charles LA
Mardi Gras Lake Charles
February 22, 2011
Lake Charles, Louisiana is home of the second largest Mardi Gras. The glamour and glitz of Mardi Gras, with its green, gold, and purple, holds a...
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