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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 not just in New Orleans — there are other ...

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   Mardi Gras is the most famous of carnivals, if not the biggest. "80 percent of the population of New Orleans belongs to some kind of [Mardi Gras] club," he said.

4. Mardi Gras Doubloons - Wikipedia

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   Mardi Gras doubloons were first created by New Orleans artist and entrepreneur H. Alvin Sharpe in 1959. [2] Sharpe had his own metal dies for striking the doubloons from aluminum blanks. He presented a design to Darwin Schreiver Fenner, who was the captain of the Krewe of Rex , the leading Mardi Gras organization of the time. [ 3 ]

5. Krewe of Bacchus - Wikipedia

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   In keeping with tradition, "Bacchus beads" and doubloons are thrown to revelers from the floats. After a long absence from prime time television, Bacchus returned to the New Orleans airwaves in 2009, when NBC affiliate WDSU produced a five-hour live broadcast of the parade and ensuing party at New Orleans Morial Convention Center. The Bacchus ...

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

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   Here’s what travelers should know about celebrating Mardi Gras in New Orleans: ... beads from a float in the 2023 Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club parade during a Mardi Gras celebration in New ...

7. 75 Mardi Gras Facts That Will Help You Bring Meaning to the ...

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   12. New Orleans became a Mardi Gras hotspot in 1857 when floats were introduced to the city's parade for the first time. 13. Mistick Krewe of Comus introduced floats to New Orleans Mardi Gras ...