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Letters: Mobile having the first Mardi Gras is simply untrue

Por: The Advocate Opinion January 15, 2024

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I was disappointed to see the paper of record lend credence to an oft-repeated claim from our jealous Gulf neighbors in Mobile regarding the provenance of New World Mardi Gras celebrations.While it is true that Mobile can claim the first Mardi Gras parades in the Americas, Mobile was not where the first Mardi Gras was celebrated in the New World, as Robin Miller's otherwise excellent piece on . In fact, the first celebration of Mardi Gras... + full article



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