New Orleans King Cake Officially, the Carnival season can be short or long, depending on when Lent and Easter fall in a given year's calendar. The start of Mardi Gras, however, is always Twelfth Night (12 days after Christmas), which commemorates the visit of the Three Wise Men to Bethlehem. The Spanish give gifts on Twelfth Night instead of Christmas. Amongst the French, it is Petit Noel ...

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