(Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted by Patricia Duplechin, resident activity director at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Ville Platte. This column runs every Sunday in The Gazette.)
The origin of Mardi Gras can be traced back thousands of years to pagan celebrations of spring and fertility. It is a pre-Lenten celebration which varies from city to city. Mardi Gras is not observed ...
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