In French, essentially the meaning of the words is as follows: “bon” = “good,” “mardi” = “tuesday,” and “gras” = “fat.” So, altogether: “Good Fat Tuesday.” (In English we put the modifier/adjective before the noun usually). read more
Bon, in french, means good. Mardi Gras means 'Fat Tuesday.' SayingBon Mardi Gras is the english equivilant to saying Happy MardiGras. read more
The festival season varies from city to city, as some traditions, such as the one in New Orleans, Louisiana, consider Mardi Gras to stretch the entire period from Twelfth Night (the last night of Christmas which begins Epiphany) to Ash Wednesday. Others treat the final three-day period before Ash Wednesday as the Mardi Gras. read more