Eating disorders are so common in America that 1 or 2 out of every 100 students will struggle with one. Each year, thousands of teens develop eating disorders, or problems with weight, eating, or body image. Eating disorders are more than just going on a diet to lose weight or trying to exercise every day.
Originally, this holiday started in Orleans, France. When the french came to America, they brought this tradition with them to New Orleans. The reason it is called mardi gras â¦ is because in french that means Fat Tuesday. Fat Tuesday is right before Lent, and during Lent people fast.
It took the city of New Orleans to transform the centuries-old celebration of Mardi Gras into America's Greatest Party. . The celebration of Mardi Gras came to North America from Paris, where it had been celebrated since the Middle Ages. In 1699, French explorer Iberville and his men explored the Mississippi River from the Gulf of Mexico.