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Mardi Gras Museum

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Mardi Gras Museum
Mardi Gras Museum
Mardi Gras Museum
Mardi Gras Museum
Mardi Gras Museum
Mardi Gras Museum
Mardi Gras Museum
Mardi Gras Museum
Mardi Gras Museum
Mardi Gras Museum
Mardi Gras Museum
Mardi Gras Museum
Mardi Gras Museum
Mardi Gras Museum
Mardi Gras Museum
Mardi Gras Museum
Mardi Gras Museum
Mardi Gras Museum
Mardi Gras Museum
Mardi Gras Museum
Mardi Gras Museum
Mardi Gras Museum
Mardi Gras Museum
Mardi Gras Museum
Mardi Gras Museum
Phone:
+1 228-435-6308

Address:
119 Rue Magnolia, Biloxi, MS 39530, USA

Mardi Gras in the United States is not observed nationally across the country, however a number of cities and regions in the U.S. have notable Carnival celebrations. Most trace their Mardi Gras celebrations to French, Spanish, and other colonial influences on the settlements over their history. The earliest Carnival celebration in North America occurred at a place on the west bank of the Mississippi river about 60 miles downriver from where New Orleans is today; this Mardi Gras on the 3rd of March 1699 and in honor of this holiday, Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur d’Iberville, a 38-year-old French Canadian, named the spot Point du Mardi Gras near Fort Jackson. The earliest organized Carnival celebrations occurred in Mobile, Biloxi, New Orleans, and Pensacola, which have each developed separate traditions. In addition, modern activities generally vary from city to city across the U.S.
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