What Is Mardi Gras?
5. America’s First Was in Alabama
In the United States, many people will head to Louisiana to celebrate Mardi Gras. This is because it is celebrated with enthusiasm there with the biggest and the best parades, and the city of New Orleans has become synonymous with the Mardi Gras for many people. Louisiana was not the first in the country to celebrate Mardi Gras, however.
The first Mardi Gras in the United States was actually held in Mobile, Alabama, in 1699, and the event is still celebrated with enthusiasm there today. The tradition was started thanks to a French-Canadian gentleman by the name of Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville. He threw a party every year that got increasingly popular until it became the major celebration it is today.
