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

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   Related: Best Cheap or Free Things to Do in New Orleans. Wikimedia Commons. Mardi Gras Has Strong Ties to Europe, Especially France ... Even better, you leave with bags of Mardi Gras beads and ...

4. Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama - Wikipedia

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   Mardi Gras is the annual Carnival celebration in Mobile, Alabama. It is the oldest official Carnival celebration in the United States, started by Frenchman Nicholas Langlois in 1703 when Mobile was the capital of Louisiana. Although today New Orleans and South Louisiana celebrations are much more widely known for all the current traditions such ...

5. 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 ...

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. 42. Before the 2019 Mardi Gras season, New Orleans installed ...

7. 50 Mardi Gras Quotes and Captions for Your Carnival Season ...

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   Mardi Gras Quotes. Hearst Owned. "There was a change in the air. It was Mardi Gras in New Orleans, after all." — Penelope Douglas. "There's no place like New Orleans." — Harry Connick Jr. "I ...