After years of stagnant wage growth, rising living costs people in England and Wales have an average of just Â£7,780 in savings, according to figures from Halifax. Rising costs: The average cost of a funeral as risen by 80 per cent since 2004.
The first Mardi Gras festivities in Louisiana were held on March 3, 1699. On that day, a group of French explorers set up camp on the west bank of the Mississippi River, about 60 miles downriver from what is now New Orleans.
Mardi Gras, French for Fat Tuesday, is also known as Shrove Tuesday. Parades and Parties : Mardi Gras Day is the last day of Carnival season. Carnival is celebrated in countries with large Roman Catholic populations. It begins on January 6th, the twelfth day after Christmas. Carnivals include balls, parties, and parades with floats and costumed dancers.