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2. Mardi Gras throws - Wikipedia

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   Beads used on Mardi Gras (known as Shrove Tuesday in some regions) are purple, green, and gold, with these three colors containing the Christian symbolism of justice, faith, and power, respectively. [2] [3] Traditionally, Mardi Gras beads were manufactured in Japan and Czech Republic, although many are now imported from mainland China. [4]

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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. ... Bead-throwing was popularized in Mardi Gras celebrations in ...

4. The History of Mardi Gras Is Just as Fun and Exciting as the ...

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   What does Mardi Gras mean? Translated to English, "Mardi Gras" means "Fat Tuesday." Mardi is the French word for Tuesday, and gras means "fat." This name comes from the custom of eating all the ...

5. 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 ...

6. 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]

7. 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?

8. Environmental impact of Mardi Gras beads - Wikipedia

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   Plastic beads became popular in the 1960s, [6] and were not always a part of Mardi Gras; they were introduced only in the late 1970s. [7] The ritual of throwing Mardi Gras beads dates back to the nineteenth century, particularly the 1970s, in New Orleans. Beads used to be manufactured of glass, and many of them were imported from Czechoslovakia ...

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   A rider throws beads to the crowd as the over 1,100 riders of the Krewe of Zulu make their way down St. Charles Avenue on Mardi Gras Day with their 44-float parade entitled "Celebrations and ...