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History of Mardi Gras - Typepad

History of Mardi Gras By Arthur Hardy "It took the city of New Orleans to transform the centuries-old celebration of Mardi Gras into America's Greatest Party." The celebration of Mardi Gras came to North America from Paris, where it had been celebrated since the Middle Ages. In 1699, French explorer Iberville and his men explored the Mississippi