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according to the ancient canon. Likewise from wine, which in the primitive ages was no less forbidden on all fasting days than the use of flesh meat itself ... Some mitigations were introduced in part of abstinence in the sixth century ... Fish was in the same age allowed, but not of the dearer and more dainty kinds.
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Galveston's first recorded Mardi Gras celebration, in 1867, included a masked ball at Turner Hall (Sealy at 21st St.) and a theatrical performance from
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funding the first organized parade, tableau, and ball. The tradition in New
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milk and butter which would otherwise go to waste. Most Irish families still make pancakes on Shrove
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Until relatively recently, the Lenten fast was taken so seriously in
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Many parishioners at St. Philip Neri are participating in the Daniel fast, a religious diet program based on the fasting experiences of the Old
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Shrove Tuesday was the day when all the luxury foods were eaten up. These included meat, eggs, milk and fine flour. People also went to church and confessed their sins. Today, many Christians give up 'something' for Lent, while others occupy their time with charitable works. In other parts of the
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decried the "degree of immodesty exhibited by nearly all female masqueraders seen on the streets." The practice was mostly limited to tourists in the upper Bourbon Street area. In the crowded streets of the French Quarter, generally avoided by locals on Mardi Gras Day,
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helped encourage a tradition of women baring their breasts in exchange for beads and trinkets. Social scientists studying "ritual disrobement" found, at Mardi Gras 1991, 1,200 instances of body-baring in exchange for beads or other favors.
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costumery, Mardi Gras costumes are not usually associated with such things as zombies, mummies, bats, blood, and the like, though death may be a theme in some. The Venice tradition has brought golden masks into the usual round of costumes.
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One of these was the pre-Lent Carnival extravaganza of Shrovetide, though this seems to have been celebrated to a much lesser extent in Britain than it was (and still is) on the continent: however, we know of English Shrovetide plays, and
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world the day is called Fat Tuesday (or 'Mardi Gras') because people felt bloated having eaten up all the rich foods before Lent. Mardi Gras celebrations are often very elaborate, involving costumes and parties.
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is refraining from eating and drinking for a period of time, followed by eating vegetarian food. ... True fasting must be accompanied by abstention from food and drink until sunset as designated by the Church.
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and the intriguing apotropaic masks, especially the mamuthones, issohadores, s'urtzu (and so on), are more popular, belonging to a very ancient tradition. Ivrea has the characteristic "
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1048:on balconies cause crowds to form on the streets.
738:, which included what are now the U.S. states of
1505:Encyclopedia of Traditional British Rural Sports
1291:Entertaining from Ancient Rome to the Super Bowl
869:'s 1833 parade of paper-mached wagons, a formal
563:, whose door-to-door processions made it to the
2198:"Mardi Gras in St. Louis' Soulard Neighborhood"
1310:In Anglican countries, Mardis Gras is known as
1039:, US, has been documented since 1889, when the
844:("Let the good times roll"), as floats "roll."
829:In 1723, the capital of Louisiana was moved to
4303:Fast in Honor of the Holy Mother of Lord Jesus
2433:Where to Celebrate Mardi Gras Around the World
2304:Carnival Masks of Venice: A Photographic Essay
1422:
1420:
1288:Melitta Weiss Adamson, Francine Segan (2008).
565:UNESCO World Intangible Cultural Heritage List
387:meal and water after sunset. The tradition of
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2446:from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries
2428:Mardi Gras in Mobile, Encyclopedia of Alabama
1480:
1478:
1184:(18th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
637:means "dirty", but in the Alemannic dialects
8:
4492:Nativity of Mary / Nativity of the Theotokos
2013:"9 Things You May Not Know About Mardi Gras"
761:on the evening of 2 March 1699 (new style),
535:at the crowd. In 2003, it was recognized by
323:
89:Celebration period before fasting season of
4888:Presentation of the Theotokos to the Temple
4590:Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month
4191:Emancipation Day in the U.S. Virgin Islands
2410:, Vol. 75, No. 2. (Dec. 1996), pp. 423–458.
1677:Mobile Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau
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420:(the last night of Christmas which begins
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4706:Virgin Islands–Puerto Rico Friendship Day
2423:Traditional Cajun Mardi Gras Celebrations
2254:. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 4.
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1431:. Georgina Campbell Guides. p. 106.
861:, formed the first "old-line" krewe, The
347:season of Lent. In countries such as the
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2396:
1371:. Religion News Service. 7 February 2013
1181:Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary
881:were formed in 1870, again with ties to
1814:Cole, Leanne Logan & Geert (2007).
1708:. Baton Rouge: LSU Press. p. 157.
1127:
951:, have active Mardi Gras celebrations.
767:René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
27:Holiday on the day before Ash Wednesday
3383:(CA, FL, NY, WI, WV, proposed federal)
3351:Presentation of Our Lord to the Temple
3334:National Girls and Women in Sports Day
3155:Feast of Epiphany / Feast of Theophany
2223:"12th Night | Soulard Mardi Gras 2018"
1926:. Greenwood Publishing Group. p.
1816:Lonely Planet Belgium & Luxembourg
1630:. Cambridge University Press. p.
1604:Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark
720:tradition with the Le Moyne brothers,
408:. Some traditions, such as the one in
5012:National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
4764:Native American Indian Heritage Month
4586:Disability Employment Awareness Month
4421:Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day
3740:Chandramana Uugadi / Souramana Uugadi
2080:"Mardi Gras in Mobile" (history),
2057:"Carnival/Mobile Mardi Gras Timeline"
1955:"Swedish semla: more than just a bun"
1852:from the original on 11 December 2021
1793:"The best Belgian folklore festivals"
7:
5237:Catholic Church in the United States
5232:Holidays based on the date of Easter
5184:Public holidays in the United States
4468:His Holiness Sakya Trizin's Birthday
4427:Constitution Day and Citizenship Day
4315:Hawaii Admission Day / Statehood Day
3607:Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Day
2353:Cuthbert, Chloe (19 February 2018).
2328:O'Malley, Timothy P. (20 May 2022).
1365:"Lent: Daniel Fast Gains Popularity"
1234:participating institution membership
799:, was formed in Mobile in 1711, the
5170:Title 36 Observances and Ceremonies
4942:Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib
4677:Native American Day in South Dakota
3987:National Defense Transportation Day
3137:Birthday of Eugenio María de Hostos
3128:Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
1736:Bratcher, Dennis (7 January 2010).
783:went on to found the settlement of
726:Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville
585:The celebration on the same day in
4185:Birthday of Dr. José Celso Barbosa
2251:Mardi Gras: A City's Masked Parade
1651:bears signs of being one of them (
1566:. Jarrold & sons. p. 276.
1394:Hinton, Carla (20 February 2016).
25:
5006:Milad Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin
4648:International Day of Non-Violence
4546:Rosh Hashanah / Feast of Trumpets
4179:Birthday of Don Luis Muñoz Rivera
4124:Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev Sahib
2280:. Pelican Publishing. p. 6.
1624:Beadle, Richard (17 March 1994).
1507:. Psychology Press. p. 202.
1467:: James Duffy. pp. 144–146.
1107:Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
998:Mardi Gras in New Orleans in 1937
728:, in the late 17th century, when
451:) is an important celebration in
5048:Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
4391:Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
3949:(CA, unofficial, proposed state)
3710:Mesha Sankranti / Hindu New Year
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1140:Longman Pronunciation Dictionary
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4594:Filipino American History Month
4387:Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
3875:Pacific Islander Heritage Month
3676:(CT, NC, PR, NJ, VI, religious)
3584:National Poison Prevention Week
3563:(Charlottesville, VA, cultural)
3519:Emancipation Day in Puerto Rico
3299:Charles Darwin Day / Darwin Day
2332:. Ave Maria Press. p. 13.
1427:Campbell, Georgina (May 2005).
1336:"The Meaning of the Great Lent"
703:Mardi Gras in the United States
527:wear elaborate costumes in the
5120:(religious, four times a year)
4876:Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur
4800:Beginning of the Nativity Fast
3879:Jewish American Heritage Month
3515:(CA, CO, TX, proposed federal)
2043:: on "1702–1711" of Mobile.
1918:Killinger, Charles L. (2005).
1840:"Mardi Gras in Bohemia-Prague"
1562:Cocks, Alfred Heneage (1897).
1334:Samaan, Moses (9 April 2009).
371:(in denominations such as the
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4700:Sukkot / Feast of Tabernacles
4582:Breast Cancer Awareness Month
4570:Yom Kippur / Day of Atonement
3728:Easter Monday / Bright Monday
3471:Irish-American Heritage Month
2355:"Why We Celebrate Mardi Gras"
1899:(in German). 17 February 2013
1767:"Mobile Carnival Association"
1260:. Folens Limited. p. 9.
841:Laissez les bons temps rouler
805:Striker's Independent Society
379:congregations practicing the
5192:United States Virgin Islands
4882:Native American Heritage Day
4840:Discovery of Puerto Rico Day
4633:General Pulaski Memorial Day
4279:Barack Obama Day in Illinois
4233:Puerto Rico Constitution Day
4132:(Philadelphia, PA, cultural)
3753:Arab American Heritage Month
3475:Colon Cancer Awareness Month
3330:(CA, CT, IL, IN, MO, NY, WV)
3287:Birthday of Luis Muñoz Marín
1922:Culture and Customs of Italy
1742:Christian Resource Institute
519:(or Mardi Gras) just before
4816:Barack Obama Day in Alabama
4444:Elevation of the Holy Cross
4363:Transfiguration of the Lord
3999:Peace Officers Memorial Day
3883:Military Appreciation Month
3808:Thomas Jefferson's Birthday
3197:Stephen Foster Memorial Day
1897:Regionalzeitung Rontaler AG
1872:"Staročeský masopust Hamry"
1583:Richard Griffin and Company
1489:. C. Kiernan. p. 257.
722:Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville
602:funeral mass on Fastnacht.
32:Mardi Gras (disambiguation)
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4872:(HI, unofficial, cultural)
4671:National School Lunch Week
4291:Dormition of the Theotokos
4211:(HI, unofficial, cultural)
4040:Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
3967:(CA, IL, proposed federal)
3943:International Workers' Day
3569:(AL (in two counties), LA)
3561:Liberation and Freedom Day
2402:Shrum, W. and J. Kilburn.
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789:first organised Mardi Gras
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5030:Pan American Aviation Day
4788:Ascension of ‘Abdu’l Baha
4480:National Grandparents Day
4452:(NY, cultural, religious)
4333:Lyndon Baines Johnson Day
4082:Fast of the Holy Apostles
3820:Last Friday of Great Lent
3779:Birthday of José de Diego
3757:Confederate History Month
3549:L. Ron Hubbard's Birthday
3245:(NY, cultural, religious)
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1577:Pulleyn, William (1828).
1213:Oxford English Dictionary
1142:(3rd ed.). Longman.
711:Mardi Gras in New Orleans
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5242:Clothing-optional events
4894:Trans Day of Remembrance
4415:California Admission Day
3913:Ascension of Baháʼu'lláh
3785:Confederate Memorial Day
3185:Makar Sankranti / Pongal
2685:Belarus, Russia, Ukraine
2384:La Louisiane à la dérive
1999:24 November 2010 at the
1673:"Mardi Gras Terminology"
4822:D. Hamilton Jackson Day
4643:Indigenous Peoples' Day
4522:Hispanic Heritage Month
4042:Transgender Pride Month
3649:Trans Day of Visibility
3149:Eve of Three Kings' Day
2277:A Mardi Gras Dictionary
1218:Oxford University Press
4828:Day after Thanksgiving
4462:Gold Star Mother's Day
4090:(36, proposed federal)
3982:National Day of Reason
3976:National Day of Prayer
3931:Declaration of the Bab
3704:Mahavir Janma Kalyanak
3631:Texas Independence Day
3307:(CA, OR, WA, cultural)
3167:Idaho Human Rights Day
3143:Confederate Heroes Day
3052:Catholicism portal
1763:mardigrasdigest-Mobile
1485:Butler, Alban (1774).
1459:Butler, Alban (1839).
1226:10.1093/OED/9489225210
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879:Twelfth Night Revelers
863:Mistick Krewe of Comus
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607:Schmutziger Donnerstag
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373:Coptic Orthodox Church
338:fasting season of Lent
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58:New Orleans, Louisiana
4988:Immaculate Conception
4712:White Cane Safety Day
4486:National Payroll Week
4345:National Aviation Day
4285:Bennington Battle Day
3993:National Maritime Day
3919:Ascension of Our Lord
3863:(cultural, religious)
3694:(PR, religious, week)
3592:(cultural, religious)
3479:Women's History Month
3357:Promised Reformer Day
3274:Washington's Birthday
3175:(federal quadrennial)
2248:Lisa Gabbert (1999).
2202:allaboutmardigras.com
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619:Unsinniger Donnerstag
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4734:Birth of Baháʼu'lláh
4529:Chehlum Imam Hussain
4450:Feast of San Gennaro
4375:Women's Equality Day
4215:Martyrdom of the Báb
4066:(Suffolk County, MA)
3613:Promised Messiah Day
3527:(Suffolk County, MA)
3429:Courir de Mardi Gras
3381:Susan B. Anthony Day
3339:National Freedom Day
3262:American Heart Month
3163:(AZ, CA, FL, HI, VA)
2088:, 2006, webpage:
1942:mardi gras in italy.
1738:"The Season of Lent"
1256:Rose, David (1995).
969:Courir de Mardi Gras
945:Natchez, Mississippi
941:Lafayette, Louisiana
750:and part of eastern
707:Mardi Gras in Mobile
369:Eastern Christianity
5217:Tuesday observances
5162:racial/ethnic group
5076:Varies (year round)
5054:Wright Brothers Day
4966:Day after Christmas
4858:Guru Nanak Gurpurab
4834:Day of the Covenant
4638:German-American Day
4572:(TX, NY, religious)
4548:(TX, NY, religious)
4498:Native American Day
4321:Krishna Janmashtami
4273:American Family Day
4106:Jefferson Davis Day
4052:(federal, cultural)
3971:Military Spouse Day
3688:(PR, VI, religious)
3507:Casimir Pulaski Day
3487:Saint Patrick's Day
3419:(PR, VI, religious)
3266:Black History Month
3211:(PR, VI, religious)
2872:Trinidad and Tobago
2524:Ati-Atihan festival
2390:. 16 December 2005.
2301:J.C. Brown (2008).
2086:Library of Congress
1216:(Online ed.).
966:celebrate with the
811:or "OOMs" in 1867.
775:Point du Mardi Gras
81:Christian, Cultural
5138:(religious, month)
4900:Unthanksgiving Day
4884:(MD, WA, cultural)
4818:(Perry County, AL)
4598:LGBT History Month
4500:(proposed federal)
4100:Honor America Days
3873:Asian American and
3619:Saint Joseph's Day
3579:Medal of Honor Day
3531:Harriet Tubman Day
3328:Lincoln's Birthday
3305:Day of Remembrance
3215:World Religion Day
3161:Fred Korematsu Day
2850:Dominican Republic
2177:chicagotribune.com
2145:Geiling, Natasha.
2116:Barry Jean Ancelet
1795:. www.expatica.com
1683:on 9 December 2007
1539:. 13 February 2024
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867:Bernard de Marigny
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5176:Lists of holidays
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5018:Nativity of Jesus
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4702:(religious, week)
4519:September–October
4433:Constitution Week
4148:West Virginia Day
4027:Buddha's Birthday
3724:(religious, week)
3363:Ronald Reagan Day
3232:Super Bowl Sunday
3191:Robert E. Lee Day
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2339:978-1-64680-157-2
2314:978-1-904332-83-1
2287:978-1-4556-0836-2
2261:978-0-8239-5337-0
1825:978-1-74104-237-5
1438:978-1-903164-15-0
1267:978-1-85276-765-5
1232:(Subscription or
1207:"Mardi Gras (n.)"
1191:978-0-521-15255-6
1149:978-1-4058-8118-0
1076:Carnaval de Ponce
1019:Exposure by women
910:Caesars Superdome
901:replacing Momus.
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671:Battle of Oranges
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5024:Old Year's Night
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4653:Leif Erikson Day
4627:Child Health Day
4456:Ganesh Chaturthi
4165:Independence Day
4142:Saint John's Day
4094:Helen Keller Day
3802:Emancipation Day
3769:April Fools' Day
3698:Lazarus Saturday
3637:Town Meeting Day
3555:Lailat al-Mi'raj
3513:Cesar Chavez Day
3435:Intercalary Days
3239:Chinese New Year
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3209:Three Kings' Day
3173:Inauguration Day
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2660:Netherlands
2378:Sparks, R.
2233:11 February
2207:12 February
2182:11 February
2156:11 February
2151:Smithsonian
2084:, Senator,
2017:History.com
1877:16 December
1799:25 November
1721:11 December
1687:18 November
1375:30 December
1320:Pancake Day
1037:New Orleans
962:area, many
924:(Tuesday).
865:, based on
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771:New Orleans
744:Mississippi
561:Staré Hamry
410:New Orleans
381:Daniel Fast
345:penitential
334:Fat Tuesday
151:17 February
135:13 February
127:21 February
108:Day before
66:Also called
5212:Mardi Gras
5206:Categories
5174:See also:
4977:HumanLight
4902:(cultural)
4896:(cultural)
4852:Family Day
4691:(cultural)
4689:Spirit Day
4683:Nevada Day
4667:(cultural)
4621:Alaska Day
4351:Paryushana
4257:Tisha B'Av
4050:Juneteenth
4017:Truman Day
3814:Lag B’Omer
3804:(cultural)
3651:(cultural)
3567:Mardi Gras
3404:Mardi Gras
3387:Tu B’shvat
3203:The Eighth
3179:Kansas Day
3031:Mardi Gras
2982:Las Tablas
2887:Argentina
2715:Santa Cruz
2710:Las Palmas
2495:Indonesia
1903:7 February
1856:18 January
1609:8 February
1550:pancakes."
1236:required.)
1123:References
1097:Maslenitsa
1081:Boeuf gras
1053:videotapes
849:Protestant
763:Lundi Gras
701:See also:
627:Greesentag
449:Shrovetide
400:Traditions
385:vegetarian
363:Background
357:confession
325:Mardi Gras
308:Shrovetide
205:Mardi Gras
196:Maslenitsa
42:Mardi Gras
18:Mardi gras
5158:Legend:
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4948:Bodhi Day
4917:Christmas
4781:(federal)
4775:(federal)
4613:Halloween
4609:(federal)
4402:(federal)
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4384:September
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3895:(federal)
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3774:Arbor Day
3734:Ramnavami
3692:Holy Week
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2928:São Paulo
2813:Caribbean
2775:Vera Cruz
2664:Portugal
2650:Lithuania
2638:Viareggio
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1959:Sweden.se
1117:Užgavėnės
1065:Bead Town
1012:Halloween
976:St. Louis
814:In 1720,
781:Bienville
748:Louisiana
735:Louisiane
667:Sartiglia
663:Carnivals
639:schmotzig
635:schmutzig
591:Fastnacht
581:Fastnacht
503:, Belgium
484:Marseille
474:, Senegal
445:Fastelavn
414:Louisiana
312:Fastelavn
192:Užgavėnės
156:Frequency
5190:and the
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4972:Festivus
4910:December
4864:Hanukkah
4761:November
4708:(PR, VI)
4108:(AL, FL)
4088:Flag Day
3834:(MA, ME)
3787:(AL, MS)
3722:Passover
3417:Carnival
3371:(CA, MO)
3301:(CA, DE)
3259:February
2945:Colombia
2907:Bolivia
2845:Dominica
2830:Barbados
2780:Mazatlán
2695:Slovenia
2555:Belgium
2481:Carnival
2361:17 April
2118:(1989).
2103:MGmobile
1997:Archived
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1369:HuffPost
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1296:ABC-CLIO
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906:Endymion
659:Carnival
599:Fasching
595:Karneval
486:, France
461:Catholic
457:Anglican
453:Lutheran
422:Epiphany
304:Carnival
180:Pre-Lent
172:Carnival
5136:Ramadan
5000:Kwanzaa
4954:Chalica
4810:Samhain
4806:Beltane
4579:October
4011:Shavuot
3953:Law Day
3947:May Day
3114:January
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2999:Uruguay
2978:Panama
2967:Cayenne
2825:Bahamas
2820:Antigua
2763:Toronto
2749:Canada
2690:Croatia
2668:Madeira
2623:Hungary
2606:Cologne
2601:Germany
2585:France
2581:Finland
2576:England
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2551:Austria
2519:Sinulog
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2066:18 July
1994:MG-time
1845:YouTube
1747:25 June
1649:Mankind
1543:7 April
1057:voyeurs
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643:Schmalz
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551:In the
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2770:México
2753:Ottawa
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