wonder why they would have the celebrations a month before Fat Tuesday
that seems strange, Unless they dont want two big celebrations in one month
O well ....I will be on a cruise in February
thankssss

Universal Studios in Orlando celebrates Mardi Gras BIG TIME! Great celebration there, parade, music, the works!

THEY Don't!

Since Mardi Gras is based on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday and it is a movable feast in the church calendar. Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the beginning of spring. And Ash Wednesday would be forty days before that. So Ash Wednesday last year was in February. Mardi Gras is March 4th THIS year all over the world.

Thank you Graciegirl for explaining this. You saved me a lot of typing. Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday falls on my wife's (Carol) birthday this year. It will make for an interesting and fun day for us, obviously involving the appropriate festivities including culinary delights.