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The Hellen-Croom House is decorated for Mardi Gras on Augusta Street, Jan. 30, 2023, in Mobile, Alabama. The Classical Revival home was built in 1869. Mobile, which was founded by French settlers in 1702, is considered the birthplace of Mardi Gras in America, holding the first organized Mardi Gras celebration in 1703. The word Mardi Gras refers to Fat Tuesday, which is the last day before Lent begins, but the entire Mardi Gras season begins in January after the Feast of the Epiphany. Mardi Gras is a season of revelry and merrymaking held before the austere 40-day period of Lent. Mardi Gras is also celebrated in New Orleans and other cities, and other cities around the world hold similar festivities known as Carnival. (Photo by Carmen K. Sisson/Cloudybright)
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The Hellen-Croom House is decorated for Mardi Gras on Augusta Street, Jan. 30, 2023, in Mobile, Alabama. The Classical Revival home was built in 1869. Mobile, which was founded by French settlers in 1702, is considered the birthplace of Mardi Gras in America, holding the first organized Mardi Gras celebration in 1703. The word Mardi Gras refers to Fat Tuesday, which is the last day before Lent begins, but the entire Mardi Gras season begins in January after the Feast of the Epiphany. Mardi Gras is a season of revelry and merrymaking held before the austere 40-day period of Lent. Mardi Gras is also celebrated in New Orleans and other cities, and other cities around the world hold similar festivities known as Carnival. (Photo by Carmen K. Sisson/Cloudybright)