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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. Mardi Gras Doubloons - Wikipedia

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   Mardi Gras Doubloons are Mardi Gras throws shaped like coins that commemorate various Mardi Gras Krewes. They are typically made of aluminum and are thrown from floats in carnival parades. The first doubloons used as throws from parades of Mardi Gras Krewes date to 1960, and these early doubloons are collectible. [1]

4. 75 Mardi Gras Facts That Will Help You Bring Meaning to the ...

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   Mardi Gras masks are encouraged as a means to help revelers really let loose. 24. In 2018, The Corps de Napoleon was fined $100 for having 23 unmasked riders on a Mardi Gras parade float in New ...

5. Adler's Jewelry - Wikipedia

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   The company creates signature designs for Mardi Gras krewes each year, and Adler's is the local dealer for Patek Philippe watches, Gien tableware, and Royal Copenhagen china. [25] In 2012, Adler's minted the Louisiana Bicentennial coin using its original press from the 1912 Centennial coin.

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   James Rickards, a well-known lawyer and investment banker, has made notable predictions regarding the future pricing of gold. Initially estimating that gold could reach $15,000 per ounce, Rickards ...

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

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   The traditional colors are purple, green, and gold. It has been rumored that when Grand Duke Alexis visited in 1872, his welcoming committee handed out purple, green, and gold beads to the party ...

8. Mardi Gras is not just in New Orleans — there are other ...

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   A crowd lining the beach grabs for beads thrown from a parade float during the Barefoot Mardi Gras Parade on North Padre Island, Feb. 18, 2023, in Corpus Christi, Texas.

9. Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Wikipedia

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   Mardi Gras beads. A 'throw' is the collective term used for the objects that are thrown from floats to parade-goers. Until the 1960s, the most common form was multi-colored strings of glass beads made in Czechoslovakia.