Mardi Gras in New Orleans Mardi Gras in New Orleans The holiday of Mardi Gras is celebrated in Southern Louisiana, including the city of New Orleans. Celebrations are concentrated for about two weeks before and through Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday (the start of lent in the Western Christian tradition). Usually there is one major parade each day (weather permitting); many days have several large parades. The largest and most elaborate parades take place the last five days of the Mardi Gras season. In the final week, many events occur throughout New Orleans and surrounding communities, including parades and balls (some of them
Shrove Tuesday: The Legend of Pancake Marion ride into your darkest fears. "Shrove Tuesday" won Best British Film at Horror UK's 28 Hours Later film festival, Best Experimental Short at South Africa's Horror Fest V, and Best Mythic Film at Vampire Film Festival, New Orleans. The film has been screened at the New York City Horror Film Festival, and The Spooky Movie Film Festival in Washington DC. Shrove Tuesday: The Legend of Pancake Marion Shrove Tuesday, also known as Shrove Tuesday: The Legend Of Pancake Marion, is a short film, stylistically based on the fairytales created by the Brothers Grimm. It was produced in the United Kingdom