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Mardi Gras

holiday on the day before Ash Wednesday
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Summary

Mardi Gras is a holiday[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of holiday entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,266 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: United States[3], France[4], Italy[5]
  • Part of: Carnival[6]
  • Commons category: Mardi Gras[7]
  • Day in year for periodic occurrence: Easter − 47 days[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Mardi Gras[9]
  • Partially coincident with: Shrove Tuesday[10]
  • Different from: Mardi Gras[11]

Why It Matters

Mardi Gras has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

France Italy United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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