Definition of road rage. : a motorist's uncontrolled anger that is usually provoked by another motorist's irritating act and is expressed in aggressive or violent behavior.
Many historians believe that the first American Mardi Gras took place on March 3, 1699, when the French explorers Iberville and Bienville landed in what is now Louisiana, just south of the holidayâs future epicenter: New Orleans. They held a small celebration and dubbed the spot Point du Mardi Gras. In the decades that followed, New Orleans and other French settlements began marking the holiday with street parties, masked balls and lavish dinners.
Mardi gras is not a city. It is a French term that means Fat Tuesday. It refers to the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day in the Christian period of Lent, the 40 days bef â¦ ore Easter. It is now used for the period of time between the day of Epiphany and Ash Wednesday. Epiphany is the day the Wise Men or Magi came to visit the baby Jesus after he was born. It comes 12 days after Christmas. Other places, such as Mobile, Alabama, also celebrate Mardi Gras.