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  2. Mardi Gras throws - Wikipedia

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    Mardi Gras throws are strings of beads, doubloons, cups, or other trinkets passed out or thrown from the floats for Mardi Gras celebrations, particularly in New Orleans, the Mobile, Alabama, and parades throughout the Gulf Coast of the United States, to spectators lining the streets. The "gaudy plastic jewelry, toys, and other mementos [are ...

  3. Krewe of Alla - Wikipedia

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    Trinkets, collectables, masks, and beads tossed by hand from riders of the floats are called throws. Collectible throws from Krewe of ALLA include custom beads, doubloons, footballs, frisbees, and foam swords. Krewe of ALLA is known for their hand decorated genie lamps, their signature throw. [3]

  4. Krewe of Carrollton - Wikipedia

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    Krewe of Carrollton - Wikipedia

  5. Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Wikipedia

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    The flambeau (pronounced "flahm-bo", meaning flame-torch) carrier originally, before electric lighting, served as a beacon for New Orleans parade goers to better enjoy the spectacle of night parades. The first flambeau carriers were slaves. Today, the flambeaux are a connection to the New Orleans version of Carnival and a valued contribution.

  6. Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club - Wikipedia

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    The Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club (founded 1916) is a fraternal organization in New Orleans, Louisiana which puts on the Zulu parade each year on Mardi Gras Day. Zulu is New Orleans' largest predominantly African American carnival organization known for its krewe members wearing grass skirts and its unique throw of hand-painted coconuts. [1]

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  8. Krewe of Tucks - Wikipedia

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    Tucks began in 1969 as a group of Loyola University students applied for a parade permit. The club takes its name from Friar Tuck's, an Uptown New Orleans local gathering hole and pub, where two college students decided to create their own Carnival krewe after unsuccessfully trying to become white flambeaux carriers.

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