Mardi Gras: A Southern Celebration

04/03/2025 3 min
Mardi Gras: A Southern Celebration

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Episode Synopsis

Today, many Christians around Georgia will celebrate Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, a season of fasting and reflection. Ash Wednesday is also, of course, the day after Mardi Gras. Salvation South editor Chuck Reece is here with a brief history of how the South’s celebrations of Mardi Gras reach back to ancient times.