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What Is Mardi Gras?- Facts You Need To Know
You’ve heard this term many times and you generally associate it with some crazy parties in New Orleans, right?  Women lifting their shirts for some cheap plastic beads, lots of drinking, parades, and Bourbon Street is packed to the gills with people of all cultures enjoying one of the biggest parties in this country.  But what is Mardi Gras really all about?  Here is a quick definition: