Janurary 6, 2015 – Carnival celebrations begin with various parades that continue through midnight on Fat Tuesday, February 17th, 2015.
Mardi Gras, French for Fat Tuesday, is also known as Shrove Tuesday.
Parades and Parties:
Mardi Gras Day is the last day of Carnival season.
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Festivities have been canceled 13 times before, most often during war-time.
Mobile, Alabama, was the first place in the United States to celebrate Mardi Gras, and now holds the second largest celebration after New Orleans.
