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2. 9 Things To Know Before Your First Mardi Gras ... - AOL

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   If you’re new to the large-than-life celebration that is Mardi Gras, here are nine local-approved tips to keep in mind. 9 Things To Know Before Your First Mardi Gras, According To A Local Skip ...

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. Does Memphis celebrate Mardi Gras? Get out those beads and ...

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5. 75 Mardi Gras Facts That Will Help You Bring Meaning to the ...

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   16. "Laissez les bon temps rouler" means "let the good times roll" in Cajun French. 17. The very first New Orleans Mardi Gras parade on record was held in 1838. ... 23. Mardi Gras masks are ...

6. Mardi Gras in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Mardi Gras arrived in North America as a sedate French Catholic tradition with the Le Moyne brothers, [3] Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, in the late 17th century, when King Louis XIV sent the pair to defend France's claim on the territory of Louisiane, which included what are now the U.S. states of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

7. Mardi Gras World - Wikipedia

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   In 1984, Mardi Gras World was created as a tourist attraction to show visitors a behind-the-scenes look at float building. [6] In 2008, Mardi Gras World expanded to a second 300,000-square-foot (28,000 m 2) facility, compared to the 80,000-square-foot (7,400 m 2) original facility in Algiers, in the former River City Casino. [7]

8. Krewe of Endymion - Wikipedia

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   The Krewe of Endymion is one of only three Super Krewes (using floats and celebrity Grand Marshals), and is the largest of the parades participating in the New Orleans Mardi Gras. [1] Many people begin saving their viewing spots for this parade several days before the parade actually rolls, although spot-saving is widely frowned upon and is ...

9. Mardi Gras King Cake Cinnamon Rolls

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   Mardi Gras is coming; have you made plans for king cake yet? The dessert is as much a part of the carnival celebrations in the Big Easy as the parades, masks and, well, beads. In lieu of an actual ...