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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. 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.

4. John K. Lawson (artist) - Wikipedia

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   John K. Lawson aka JKL (born 1962 in Birmingham, England) is an American Contemporary visual artist and poet, also known as the "Hieronymus Bosch of Beads," and is known for using salvaged Mardi Gras beads and items reclaimed from the destruction left by Hurricane Katrina in his art.

5. Mardi Gras Doubloons - Wikipedia

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   He presented a design to Darwin Schreiver Fenner, who was the captain of the Krewe of Rex, the leading Mardi Gras organization of the time. [3] As a result of the presentation, Schreiver personally financed production of 3000 doubloons for the 1960 Mardi Gras year, [ 4 ] although the Krewe of Rex produced 80,000 undated doubloons using Sharpe's ...

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

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   Revellers catch beads from a float in the 2023 Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club parade during a Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans on Feb. 21, 2023. How does New Orleans celebrate Mardi Gras?

7. 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 ...