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When Mardi Gras was last canceled: World War II and the return of frivolity in 1946 Updated Feb 11, 2021; Posted Feb 11, 2021 A picture of the 1946 Kings Parade hangs on the wall at the Mobile Carnival Museum in downtown, Mobile, Ala. The parades during the 1946 Mardi Gras were the first to take place along the Alabama Gulf Coast since 1941. For four years, from 1942-1945, Mardi Gras events like parades were canceled due to World War II. The next time there was widespread cancellations during Mardi Gras in Mobile was in 2021, due to the coronavirus pandemic. The original photo of this image holds a place is in the holdings of the Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Collection at the University of South Alabama.

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