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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 is coming. Here's what to know about New Orleans ...

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   Carnival celebrations — parties, fancy masked balls and other markers of the season — may start on Jan. 6, but the big buildup to Mardi Gras happens in New Orleans in the final 12 days of the ...

4. 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.

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

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   A New Orleans city ordinance prohibits the wearing of masks on any other day, and on Mardi Gras masks must be removed by 6:00 p.m. Getty Each Krewe hurls party favors into the crowds.

6. Category:Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Wikipedia

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   Mardi Gras Act of 1875; Mardi Gras Doubloons; Template:Mardi Gras in New Orleans; Mardi Gras Indians; Mardi Gras Mambo; Mardi Gras throws; Mardi Gras World; Mistick Krewe of Comus; Allison Montana; Mystic Krewe of Nyx

7. Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Wikipedia

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   Guardsmen prevented crimes against persons or property but made no attempt to enforce laws regulating morality or drug use; for these reasons, some in the French Quarter bohemian community recall 1979 as the city's best Mardi Gras ever. In 1991, the New Orleans City Council passed an ordinance that required social organizations, including Mardi ...

8. 75 Mardi Gras Facts That Will Help You Bring Meaning to the ...

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   An estimated 25 million pounds of plastic beads are tossed in Mardi Gras each year in New Orleans. 21. On average, 1.4 million revelers visit New Orleans for Mardi Gras each year.

9. Environmental impact of Mardi Gras beads - Wikipedia

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   While thought to be decorative, Mardi Gras beads hanging on trees are harmful to the plant as a whole. When the parade season ended in 2014, the New Orleans city government spent $1.5 million to pick up about 1,500 tons of Mardi Gras-induced waste, consisting mostly of beads. [1] This is a recurring problem every year for the city.