From: "Dummy Load" 



> >>
> >> AP> But in what occasion this party begins?
> >>
> >> I do not know where the origions came from other than 'probably France'
>  DL> and
> >> Hsomething they had, that was 'Americanized' into a unique celebration
of
>  DL> it's
> >> Hown.  Mardi Gras is known world-wide but celebrated only in New
Orleans
>  DL> as far
> >> Has I know.
>
>  DL> If it realy came from French then it has something to do with "Fat
>  DL> Thursday".
>  DL> Which nicely matches Thursday for "In 2003 76 Days -
Mission Trip to
>  DL> Mardi Gras 2004 - New Orleans, LA, USA" and "In 2003
426 Days -
Mission
>  DL> Trip to Mardi Gras 2005 - New Orleans, LA, USA". But 1 weekday off
for
>  DL> "In 2003 810 Days - Mission Trip to Mardi Gras 2006 - New Orleans,
LA,
>  DL> USA" and "In 2080 7000 Days until Mardi Gras
2100". If my calculation
>  DL> correct :-).
>
> actually,,  its Fat Tuesday...    countdown is to the Thursday before Fat
> Tuesday.
>

True.
I was never good in the French



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