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What do Christmas and Mardi Gras have in common?
Posted on 12/13/16 at 8:13 pm
Posted on 12/13/16 at 8:13 pm
They were first officially recognized and celebrated as holidays by the State of Alabama. So when you're opening Christmas gifts, decorating your Christmas tree, eating King Cake, or going to a Mardi Gras parade or ball stop and thank the great State of Alabama for adding some culture to this great country of ours.
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Posted on 12/13/16 at 10:16 pm to Govt Tide
Thanks a lot, Bama!
Posted on 12/13/16 at 10:44 pm to Govt Tide
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Posted on 12/14/16 at 1:12 am to Govt Tide
Alabama rocks
Posted on 12/14/16 at 8:09 am to Govt Tide
At the time. There wasn't an Alabama. There was only Louisiana.
Posted on 12/14/16 at 8:26 am to memphisplaya
Alabama became a state in 1819, what are you talking about? Both of the things OP mentioned happened after that.
Posted on 12/14/16 at 9:14 am to nes2010
The 1st Mardis Gras in the States was in 1702 for your information. Held in what is now Mobile, Al. It was Louisiana then
This post was edited on 12/14/16 at 9:17 am
Posted on 12/14/16 at 9:17 am to nes2010
The first Mardi Gras happened in Mobile before either Louisiana or Alabama became a state but we all know where Mobile ended up. Louisianans have been trying to falsely claiming to be the birthplace of Mardi Gras for a long time. Don't believe their propaganda
Christmas was first celebrated as a state holiday in Alabama in 1836....well after Alabama had become a state.
Christmas was first celebrated as a state holiday in Alabama in 1836....well after Alabama had become a state.
Posted on 12/14/16 at 10:03 am to Govt Tide
You gumps always seem to get bent out of shape about it . Typically, Alabama residents are the 1st ones to bring it up as well.
Posted on 12/14/16 at 11:28 am to Govt Tide
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The first Mardi Gras happened in Mobile before either Louisiana or Alabama became a state but we all know where Mobile ended up. Louisianans have been trying to falsely claiming to be the birthplace of Mardi Gras for a long time. Don't believe their propaganda
I gotta step in on that one. My family reunions every year as a kid were Mobile Mardi Gras. My family has been walking in Joe Cain day for almost 20 years. My uncle helped start the Joe Cain Walking society, after they tried to get rid of the walkers and have it as only floats (trying to destroy one of the oldest Mardi Gras traditions).
When I moved to New Orleans, I got very involved in parading and music. Having been involved in multiple parade and multiple Mardi Gras Indian tribes, nobody in Nola claims they started it. Whenever I even said Mobile, they usually replied with "no doubt, that's where Mardi Gras started."
Feel free to mess with Louisiana. But I'm a stickler for accuracy.
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