-> On 19 Dec 03  17:56:37, Carol Shenkenberger got back to Alex Polevoy 
-> Re: Today's_History

 CS> Mardi Gras is a celebration of life,
 
 CS> I do not know where the origions came from other than 'probably
 CS> France' and something they had, that was 'Americanized' into a unique
 CS> celebration of it's own.  Mardi Gras is known world-wide but
 CS> celebrated only in New Orleans as far as I know. 

It is celebrated in Brazil, for sure.  

If you know some French, 'Mari' is 'Tuesday'.  In the context 
of the celebration, it has to do with 'Shrove Tuesday', the 
last day before Lent.  


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