Original sentence: According to organizers, this celebration lasts for nearly two weeks and culminates on Fat Tuesday, the day before Lent.It is also known as a family-friendly celebration especially in contrast to the celebration in New Orleans.Mardi Gras, they say, must be experienced to be fully understood and Mobile is the perfect place.Mobile claims to have celebrated Mardi Gras first in 1703 when settlers first began the festivities at the Old Mobile Site
Edited sentence: Mardi Gras must be experienced to be fully understood and Mobile is the perfect place.Mobile is not only recognized as celebrating the first-known American Mardi Gras celebration in 1703, but also as home to the "America's Family Mardi Gras" delighting both young and old from around town and across the nation.This elaborate celebration lasts for nearly two weeks and culminates on Fat Tuesday, the day before Lent