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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]

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. Fun, Fascinating Mardi Gras Facts That You Didn't Know - AOL

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   The official — and traditional — colors of New Orleans’ Mardi Gras are purple, green, and gold. Highly recognizable, they are also imbued with meaning as purple stands for justice, gold ...

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

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   Mardi Gras season begins on Jan. 6, the Epiphany, but its duration changes each year based on Easter. It always runs until Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of Lent ...

6. 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.

7. Rex (krewe) - Wikipedia

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   The first appearance of boeuf gras in a modern parading krewe was the Mistick Krewe 1867 parade entitled "Triumphs of Epicurus" including masked and costumed krewemen representing food and beverages with boeuf gras included. A boeuf gras was included in the first Rex parade decorated with garland and ribbons directly behind Rex. Legend has it ...