Twelfth Night

Mardi Gras 101 — What is Twelfth Night?
Mardi Gras 101 — What is Twelfth Night?
Mardi Gras 101 — What is Twelfth Night?
Before you can get to Mardi Gras, you'll have to go through Twelfth Night, right?  But what is it exactly? It’s a play by William Shakespeare, right? Well, yes, that’s true, too. But in South Louisiana (and in several parts of the Catholic world), the day holds a greater significance – it’s a feast day, and the official start of Mardi Gras season...