<p>Too many people say they don't "get" Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is a big deal. And it is frivolous. That's the best way to understand it. </p>

Too many people say they don't "get" Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is a big deal. And it is frivolous. That's the best way to understand it.

<p>Too many people say they don't "get" Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras is a big deal. And it is frivolous. That's the best way to understand it.&nbsp;</p>

Mardi Gras Explained

Weekly observations on travel, work, parenting, and life as it goes on around me. Airing Fridays on Alabama Public Radio.

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