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Wednesday
Feb132013

Happy Mardi Gras!

It’s Mardi Gras! 

 

Mardi Gras is one of the biggest and most beloved (or reviled, if such revelry and debauchery is not your thing)  holidays/events/happenings on the planet, with some of the biggest and most famous celebrations occurring on three different continents: New Orleans, Louisiana in the USA in North America, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil in South America, and Venice, Italy in Europe. 

But what is it?

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