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    The Courir de Mardi Gras (Louisiana French pronunciation: [kuɾiɾ d maɾdi ɡɾa], French pronunciation: [kuʁiʁ də maʁdi ɡʁa]) is a traditional Mardi Gras event...
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    Mardi Gras (UK: /ˌmɑːrdi ˈɡrɑː/, US: /ˈmɑːrdi ɡrɑː/; also known as Shrove Tuesday) is the final day of Carnival (also known as Shrovetide or Fastelavn);...
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    Mardi Gras in the United States is celebrated in a number of cities and regions in the country. Most of these places trace their Mardi Gras celebrations...
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    Pointed hat (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
    hats are still worn in the rural Louisiana Mardi Gras celebrations by the Cajuns, the Courir de Mardi Gras, where they are known as capuchons. The Ku...
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    Krewe (category Mardi Gras in New Orleans)
    Catholic heritage, including those with their own Mardi Gras traditions (such as the Courir de Mardi Gras). Following those of New Orleans, Louisiana's next-oldest...
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    guests bring side dishes. The traditional Cajun Mardi Gras (see: Courir de Mardi Gras) is a Mardi Gras celebration in rural Cajun Parishes. The tradition...
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    live Cajun music every Saturday morning. Each year the town holds a Courir de Mardi Gras. Danny Ardoin, Major League Baseball player Jacqueline Ceballos,...
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    and a Cajun French accordion contest. Each year the town holds a Courir de Mardi Gras. In 1987 Church Point established a relationship with Church Point...
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    Cajuns (redirect from Coup de main (cajun))
    areas. A distinct feature of the Cajun celebration centers on the Courir de Mardi Gras (translated: fat Tuesday run). A group of men, usually on horseback...
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    rural communities like Tee Mamou and LeJeune Cove, Cajuns celebrate Courir de Mardi Gras. Disguised with masks, costumes, and conical hats called capuchons...
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    Capuchon (category Mardi Gras)
    ceremonial hat worn during the Mardi Gras celebration in the Cajun areas of southern Louisiana, known as the Courir de Mardi Gras. The rural celebration is...
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    Mardi Gras celebrations. On Mardi Gras, local men wander from house to house and beg for gumbo ingredients in an event known as courir de Mardi Gras....
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    - Lake Charles Adai Caddo Powwow - Robeline, Louisiana Courir de Mardi Gras - Acadiana Día de Muertos - New Orleans Festival of the Bonfires - Reserve...
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    childhood experiences with the traditional Cajun Courir de Mardi Gras were included in the children's book Mardi Gras: a Cajun Country Celebration written by Diane...
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  • A traditional Cajun and Creole Courir de Mardi Gras costume based on a Rougarou (figure on left)...
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    dancing Căluşari Dancers of Romania Careto Clown Commedia dell'arte Courir de Mardi Gras Jester Koledovanie Kukeri Mummers of Bulgaria Marshfield Mummers...
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  • Mayhem – The Courir de Mardi Gras: An exhibit of Roe's oil paintings and graphite drawings of the traditional Cajun Courir de Mardi Gras during February...
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  • Iron Crusaders biker gang who has ties to Cohle Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as DeWall LeDoux, Reggie's cousin and cook partner Elizabeth Reaser as Laurie Perkins...
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  • (religious) February–March Mardi Gras Ash Wednesday (PR, religious) Carnival (PR, VI, religious) Clean Monday (religious) Courir de Mardi Gras (religious) Intercalary...
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    (religious) February–March Mardi Gras Ash Wednesday (PR, religious) Carnival (PR, VI, religious) Clean Monday (religious) Courir de Mardi Gras (religious) Intercalary...
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  • original name Tate's Bar. In 1950, Fred's Lounge revitalized the Courir de Mardi Gras tradition. Since 1962, radio broadcasts from Fred's Lounge have been...
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    Several communities in Acadia Parish celebrate the tradition of Courir de Mardi Gras. Disguised with masks and costumes, Cajuns travel through their rural...
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    (religious) February–March Mardi Gras Ash Wednesday (PR, religious) Carnival (PR, VI, religious) Clean Monday (religious) Courir de Mardi Gras (religious) Intercalary...
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  • National Hispanic Heritage Month (Spanish: Mes nacional de la herencia hispana) is annually observed from September 15 to October 15 in the United States...
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  • Commons officially recognized February as Black History Month (French: Mois de l'histoire des Noirs) and honored Black Canadians. In 2008, Senator Donald...
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    Preserve. Eunice is host to one of the largest Courir de Mardi Gras (traditional rural French Louisiana Mardi Gras observance,) as well as the World Championship...
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    local culture outside of Germany. The National Beer Festival (Fiesta Nacional de la Cerveza) is Argentina's version of the German Oktoberfest. It has taken...
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    Usedom islands (Kaiser Spa) Mykonos Siófok (Lake Balaton) Rimini Ibiza Lloret de Mar Magaluf (Mallorca) Salou Linköping Montego Bay, Jamaica Nassau, Bahamas...
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    Stick Ramblers) were instrumental in starting the annual Faquetigue Courir de Mardi Gras as an alternative to the main Eunice event. They felt that the other...
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    Courir de Mardi Gras, which has its roots in celebrations from rural Medieval France. In Puerto Rico, the most popular festivals are the Carnaval de Loíza...
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