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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr
I was talking about in the entire country in general.
As far as The Villages, I believe that there area lot of people of Italian, Irish and Scottish heritage in The Villages. There are a lot of Polish people as well. I doubt that there is a significant Mexican population although I do know that there is a rather substantial Filipino population but we don't celebrate any
Filipino holidays.
Mardi Gras is an American celebration. It began in New Orleans and has a Catholic connection.
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You may not be following the whole thread, but the reason has been given already a few times. Aside from the one main town in Mexico, this holiday is mostly an American-made tradition. I wouldn't over think it too much. It's one day out of the year.