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2. Celebrating Mardi Gras: What to know about the colorful ...

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   Beyond the dazzling parades and flamboyant costumes, Mardi Gras is a celebration of community, self-expression and the enduring spirit of joy. ... Revellers catch beads from a float in the 2023 ...

3. Krewe of Orpheus - Wikipedia

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   The Leviathan stored at Mardi Gras World, New Orleans. Per 2008, the krewe has 36 floats. Harry Connick Jr. wrote and recorded a song for his 1994 album She, called "Here Comes the Big Parade". The song's music video shows clips from floats in the parade. The floats have a large amount of flowers, gilding and gold leaf.

4. Courir de Mardi Gras - Wikipedia

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   The Courir de Mardi Gras (Cajun French pronunciation: [kuɾiɾ d maɾdi ɡɾa], French pronunciation: [kuʁiʁ də maʁdi ɡʁa]) is a traditional Mardi Gras event held in many Cajun and Creole communities of French Louisiana on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. Courir de Mardi Gras is Louisiana French for "Fat Tuesday Run".

5. 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 ...

6. When is Mardi Gras 2024? A look at how it began and how to ...

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   Mardi Gras is Feb. 13, 2024, however the festivities often take place much earlier. ... Large parades, jester masks, colorful beads, elaborate costumes and a baby inside a pastry are all commonly ...

7. 75 Mardi Gras Facts That Will Help You Bring Meaning to the ...

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   An estimated 25 million pounds of plastic beads are tossed in Mardi Gras each year in New Orleans. 21. On average, 1.4 million revelers visit New Orleans for Mardi Gras each year.