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Mardi Gras ebullience intersects with crime worry, politics

It's Mardi Gras — or Fat Tuesday in New Orleans — and the annual, ebullient climax of the city's Carnival season comes this year with some political intrigue

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023

Mardi Gras 2024: When is it celebrated and why?

In French, Mardi Gras means ‘Fat Tuesday’.

Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2023

Mardi Gras Indian chief prepares for Fat Tuesday and Grammys

One of the elders of the New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian tradition is preparing this year for both the return of Mardi Gras after the pandemic hiatus and for a trip to the Grammys in April

The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2022