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In a nutshell, Mari Gras means "Fat Tuesday" in French. It's the last big "yahoo" before the start of Lent and Easter. We here in the Southern USA usually start the celebration about 2 weeks or so before Ash Wednesday.
Here's a few future dates in case y'all want to drop in . . .
Upcoming Mardi Gras Dates:
2005 February 8 2013 February 12
2006 February 28 2014 March 4
2007 February 20 2015 February 17
2008 February 5 2016 February 9
2009 February 24 2017 February 28
2010 February 16 2018 February 13
2011 March 8 2019 March 5
2012 February 21 2020 February 25
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