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Mardi Gras celebrations are looking very different this year.
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Fun facts about Mardi Gras
Here are 10 facts about Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, that you might not know.Jon Cherry/Getty Images
With bars closed, parades cancelled and crowds restricted, New Orleans annual citywide celebrations for Mardi Gras are looking very different this year amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Mardi Gras, French for Fat Tuesday, always falls on the day before Ash Wednesday, which is the start of the six-week-long season of Lent leading up to Easter. While Lent a time of reflection is typically observed by fasting from both food and festivities, Mardi Gras is usually marked by feasting and lavish celebration, thus its name. Mardi Gras revelries take place around the world each year, with some of the largest and perhaps most well-known in predominately Catholic New Orleans.
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