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2. Celebrating Mardi Gras: What to know about the colorful ...

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   Many revelers wear purple, green and gold, the traditional colors of Mardi Gras. Others go all out, dressing in costume for parades and other festivities. Others go all out, dressing in costume ...

3. 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 ...

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

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   6. The official colors of Mardi Gras are purple, gold and green. 7. Purple symbolizes justice. 8. Green signifies faith. 9. Gold represents power. 10. The 1872 Krewe of Rex is credited with ...

5. Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Wikipedia

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   The colors traditionally associated with Mardi Gras in New Orleans are purple, green, and gold. The colors were first specified in proclamations by the Rex organization during the lead-up to their inaugural parade in 1872, suggesting that balconies be draped in banners of these colors.

6. Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama - Wikipedia

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   The traditional colors of Mardi Gras in Mobile are purple and gold. Purple has been related to royal monarchies in Europe, and is the liturgical color used during Lent in Christianity. Those who celebrate Mardi Gras elsewhere now incorporate a third color, green.

7. Mardi Gras - Wikipedia

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   Mardi Gras, as a celebration of life before the more-somber occasion of Ash Wednesday, nearly always involves the use of masks and costumes by its participants, and the most popular celebratory colors are purple, green, and gold.

8. When is Mardi Gras 2024? A look at how it began and how to ...

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   Mardi Gras is Feb. 13, 2024, however the festivities often take place much earlier. ... Beads of yellow, gold, green and purple are commonly distributed among crowds, and the colors are most often ...

9. 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]