Many people may think that all of the New Orleans' Carnival Season is one long Mardi Gras Celebration but it isn't. "Mardi Gras" is really just a one-day event and is held on a very appropriately named date, "Fat Tuesday." This is actually the last of the feast days for people of the Catholic faith before "Ash Wednesday" issues in the more somber and penitent period of Lent. As if to remind everyone of the celebration purple, gold, and green are the traditional colors of Mardi Gras.
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