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2. 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.

3. Mystic society - Wikipedia

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   The Colored Carnival Association was founded and had its first parade of societies in 1939; it was later named the Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association (MAMGA). [2] The MAMGA installed the first African-American Mardi Gras court in 1940 with the coronation of King Elexis I and his queen. It coordinates events of African-American mystic societies. [8]

4. 75 Mardi Gras Facts That Will Help You Bring Meaning to the ...

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   Mardi Gras masks are encouraged as a means to help revelers really let loose. 24. In 2018, The Corps de Napoleon was fined $100 for having 23 unmasked riders on a Mardi Gras parade float in New ...

5. Mardi Gras Indians - Wikipedia

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   Mardi Gras Indians at Algiers Riverfest New Orleans 2009 showing their beadwork. Mardi Gras Indians (also known as Black Masking Indians) are African American carnival revelers in New Orleans, Louisiana, who dress up for Mardi Gras in suits influenced by the cultural practices of Native Americans, West Africans, [1] and Afro-Caribbeans.

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. Mardi Gras - Wikipedia

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   Mardi Gras (UK: / ˌ m ɑːr d i ˈ ɡ r ɑː /, US: / ˈ m ɑːr d i ɡ r ɑː /; [1] [2] also known as Shrove Tuesday) is the final day of Carnival (also known as Shrovetide or Fastelavn); it thus falls on the day before the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday. [3]