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“The origins of Mardi Gras can be traced to medieval Europe, passing through Rome and Venice in the 17th and 18th centuries to the French House of the Bourbons. From here, the traditional revelry of “Boeuf Gras,” or fatted calf, followed France to her colonies. On March 2, 1699, French-Canadian explorer Jean Baptiste Le Moyne Sieur de Bienville arrived at a plot of ground 60 miles directly south of New Orleans, and named it “Pointe du Mardi Gras” when his men realized it was the eve of the festive holiday. Bienville also established “Fort Louis de la Louisiane” (which is now Mobile) in 1702. In 1703, the tiny settlement of Fort Louis de la Mobile celebrated America’s very first Mardi Gras. …” READ the entire history on this website, http://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/history.html, and may also like to go to this website for more information about Mobile, Alabama’s history of Mardi Gras timeline, http://www.mobilecarnivalmuseum.com/historical-timeline. Mobile, Alabama was the capital city of the French Louisiana territory but the people were concerned about hurricane destruction so it was moved to New Orleans in 1718. This informational history provided by Al Cheney, Certified Residential Real Property Appraiser in Mobile, Alabama. Call Al Cheney at (251) 533-2424 for all your real estate property appraisal requirements. Please visit http://www.CheneyAppraisalServices.com for more additional information. Thank you for visiting my company’s website.

Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, is 17th February for the 2015 year.