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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. Fun, Fascinating Mardi Gras Facts That You Didn't Know - AOL

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   In a nod to the “reign” of Mardi Gras over the city, the Mayor of New Orleans traditionally hands over the key to the city to Rex, the king of Carnival, on Mardi Gras Day. Philip Gould/Getty ...

4. 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 ... Revellers catch beads from a float in the 2023 Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club parade during a Mardi Gras ...

5. 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 ...

6. Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama - Wikipedia

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   Mardi Gras is the annual Carnival celebration in Mobile, Alabama. It is the oldest official Carnival celebration in the United States, started by Frenchman Nicholas Langlois in 1703 when Mobile was the capital of Louisiana. Although today New Orleans and South Louisiana celebrations are much more widely known for all the current traditions such ...

7. Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Wikipedia

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   The holiday of Mardi Gras is celebrated in southern Louisiana, including the city of New Orleans. Celebrations are concentrated for about two weeks before and through Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday (the start of lent in the Western Christian tradition). Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday, the season is known as Carnival and ...

8. 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.

9. Mardi Gras in the United States - Wikipedia

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   A Mardi Gras parade on Royal Street in Mobile during the 2006 season. Mobile, founded by Bienville in 1702, is known for having the oldest organized Mardi Gras celebrations in the United States, beginning in 1703. [9] It was also host to the first formally organized Mardi Gras parade in the United States in 1830. [9]