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When is Mardi Gras, or Carnival? What are the Mardi Gras and Carnival Dates?
Get the Mardi Gras and Carnival Dates Through 2021

By Kathleen Crislip, About.com

When is Mardi Gras and CArnival? These are the Mardi Gras and Carnival (or Carnevale) dates through 2021:

  • February 24, 2009
  • February 16, 2010
  • March 8, 2011
  • February 21, 2012
  • February 12, 2013
  • March 4, 2014
  • February 17, 2015
  • February 9, 2016
  • February 28, 2017
  • February 13, 2018
  • March 5, 2019
  • February 25, 2020
  • February 16, 2021

Mardi Gras / Carnival / Carnevale is the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday; in the Catholic religion, Ash Wednesday starts the 40 days of Lent, which some see as a time of restriction of deprivation -- thus Fat Tuesday is a final fling. Go back to learning more about Mardi Gras / Carnival....

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