Web Extra: Fat Tuesday Fun Facts
By: KARK 4 News
Updated: February 12, 2013
BATON ROUGE (NBC33) -- Fat Tuesday, which is the French name for Mardi Gras, is a religious observance that has its roots in a Roman pagan festival.
The name "Fat Tuesday" comes from the custom to indulge on sweets and meats that Catholics traditionally forego during the Lent period.
Here are some other Fat Tuesday fun facts:
The name "Fat Tuesday" comes from the custom to indulge on sweets and meats that Catholics traditionally forego during the Lent period.
Here are some other Fat Tuesday fun facts:
- Mardi Gras is also known by the name "Carnival," which translates to mean "Eat all the meat."
- The day following "Fat Tuesday" is Ash Wednesday.
- Lent lasts for 40 days.
- According to historians, French-Canadian explorer, Jean Baptiste Le Monyne Sieur de Bienville instigated the first American Mardi Gras on March 3, 1699, after landing close to New Orleans, on a spot he named "Pointe due Mardi Gras."
- In 1827, some Louisiana students returned from a trip to Parish and decided to revive the tradition in Louisiana, which had been lost due to Spanish control of New Orleans.
- In the early 19th Century, the public celebration of Mardi Gras consisted mainly of maskers on foot, in carriages and on horseback. In 1837, a costumed group of revelers walked in the first documented "parade," but the violent behavior of maskers during the next two decades caused the press to call for an end to Mardi Gras.
- In 2002, some 15 parades were pushed back one week to avoid a conflict with the rescheduled Super Bowl in New Orleans. In a hotly negotiated settlement, Orleans Parish krewes whose parades were displaced were reimbursed $20,000 each for their losses.
- 'Now, Carnival Season is one of the leading sources for tourism revenue in New Orleans, as well as the state. The tourism industry generates over $9 billion in revenue for the state annually. According to the New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation, past years generated over $1 billion for New Orleans alone during Carnival Season. Roughly 40 percent of New Orleans' tax revenues come from tourism, and nearly 85,000 people have jobs to collect that needed cash.
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