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2. Where to get Mardi Gras beads and throws in Lafayette - AOL

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3. 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 ...

4. Mardi Gras - Wikipedia

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   Mardi Gras (UK: / ˌmɑːrdi ˈɡrɑː /, US: / ˈmɑːrdi ɡrɑː /; [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] Mardi Gras is French for " Fat Tuesday ", reflecting the practice of the last night of ...

5. 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?

6. 75 Mardi Gras Facts That Will Help You Bring Meaning to the ...

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   More than 93,000 pounds of Mardi Gras beads were uncovered in just a five-block span in New Orleans drains in the 2017-2018 season. ... The 2013 Super Bowl in New Orleans forced the Mardi Gras ...

7. Courir de Mardi Gras - Wikipedia

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   Courir de Mardi Gras is Louisiana French for " Fat Tuesday Run". This rural Mardi Gras celebration is based on early begging rituals, similar to those still celebrated by mummers, wassailers, and celebrants of Halloween. [1] As Mardi Gras is the celebration of the final day before Lent, celebrants drink and eat heavily, dressing in specialized ...