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2. 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 ...

3. Mardi Gras Doubloons - Wikipedia

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   Mardi Gras doubloons were first created by New Orleans artist and entrepreneur H. Alvin Sharpe in 1959. [2] Sharpe had his own metal dies for striking the doubloons from aluminum blanks. 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 ]

4. Rex (krewe) - Wikipedia

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   Founded at. New Orleans, LA. Type. Carnival Krewe. Location. New Orleans, LA. The Rex Organization (founded 1872), [1] commonly referred to simply as Rex, is a New Orleans Carnival krewe which stages one of the city's most celebrated parades on Mardi Gras Day. Rex is Latin for ' king ', and Rex reigns as "The King of Carnival".

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

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   Mardi Gras—the French term for 'Fat Tuesday'—lasts from January 6 until February 13. Carnival kicks off after Christmas on January 6 (otherwise known as Twelfth Night) and continues until Fat ...

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

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   Question: When was Mardi Gras first declared a holiday in general? Answer: 1582 Question: After Mardi Gras parades were canceled for 2021 in New Orleans, what did krewes decorate instead of floats?

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

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   NOLA.com reported that in 2020, New Orleans’ Mardi Gras proceeded as always, underestimating the reality of the then-new pandemic and its repercussions. “Public health officials have largely ...