{"slug": "mardi-gras", "label": "Mardi Gras", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardi_Gras", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35105", "qid": "Q35105", "description": "holiday on the day before Ash Wednesday", "entries": 6, "years": 6, "span": [1580, 1979], "span_label": ["1580 CE", "1979 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 4}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "new-orleans", "label": "New Orleans", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "february", "label": "February", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "louisiana-new-france", "label": "Louisiana (New France)", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "mobile-alabama", "label": "Mobile, Alabama", "shared": 2}], "items": [{"year": 1580, "year_label": "1580 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "February 16", "text": "February 16 – The massacre of 20 artists at the Mardi Gras festivities, at the annual Carnaval de Romans during the festival, takes place in France at Romans-sur-Isère.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369376205#January–March", "title": "1580", "revid": 1369376205, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1704, "year_label": "1704 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "February", "text": "February – In America, Mardi Gras is celebrated with the Masque de la Mobile in the capital of Louisiana (New France), Mobile, Alabama.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358992532#January–March", "title": "1704", "revid": 1358992532, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1709, "year_label": "1709 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "February", "text": "February – In America, Mardi Gras is celebrated one more time with Masque de la Mobile in the capital of French Louisiana, Mobile, Alabama, before Mobile is moved 27 miles (43 km) down the Mobile River to Mobile Bay in 1711.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361817608#January–March", "title": "1709", "revid": 1361817608, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1868, "year_label": "1868 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "February 24", "text": "February 24 – The first parade to have floats takes place at Mardi Gras in New Orleans.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363668193#February", "title": "1868", "revid": 1363668193, "section": "Events › February"}}, {"year": 1872, "year_label": "1872 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "February 13", "text": "February 13 – Rex, the most famous parade on Mardi Gras, parades for the first time in New Orleans for Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371307490#February", "title": "1872", "revid": 1371307490, "section": "Events › February"}}, {"year": 1979, "year_label": "1979 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "February 27", "text": "February 27 – The annual Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans is cancelled due to a strike called by the New Orleans Police Department.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371786119#February", "title": "1979", "revid": 1371786119, "section": "Events › February"}}]}