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2. Template:Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Wikipedia

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3. The History of Mardis Gras in 10 Facts - AOL

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   A New Orleans city ordinance prohibits the wearing of masks on any other day, and on Mardi Gras masks must be removed by 6:00 p.m. Getty Each Krewe hurls party favors into the crowds.

4. Mardi Gras Indians - Wikipedia

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   Archival records documented the first enslaved Africans apparently dressing as Indigenous people in a celebratory dance called Mardi Gras in 1746. [48] [34] In 1771, free men of color held Mardi Gras in maroon camps and in the city's back areas. Some of these men wore their masks to balls, causing the Spanish administration to grant "a ...

5. Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Wikipedia

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   Processions and wearing of masks in the streets on Mardi Gras took place. They were sometimes prohibited by law, and were quickly renewed whenever such restrictions were lifted or enforcement waned. In 1833, Bernard Xavier de Marigny de Mandeville , a rich plantation owner of French descent raised money to fund an official Mardi Gras celebration.

6. 60 Mardi Gras Trivia Questions and Answers to Fuel Your Brain ...

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   Question: What time does New Orleans law require masks to be removed on Mardi Gras? Answer: 6 p.m. Question: How many pounds of beads are thrown during an average New Orleans Mardi Gras celebration?

7. The History of Mardi Gras Is Just as Fun and Exciting as the ...

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   Now, Mardi Gras always falls on the Tuesday before Lent, but Three Kings' Day (January 6), is both the official end of Christmas and the first day of the Carnival season.

8. Mardi Gras in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Mardi Gras arrived in North America as a sedate French Catholic tradition with the Le Moyne brothers, [3] Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, in the late 17th century, when King Louis XIV sent the pair to defend France's claim on the territory of Louisiane, which included what are now the U.S. states of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

9. What's the History of Mardi Gras? Here's How the Pre-Lent ...

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   When you think Mardi Gras, you likely think parties, parades, and masks in green and gold, and purple. You might have feasted on a colorful sprinkle-topped king cake or know that it comes right ...