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2. 60 Mardi Gras Trivia Questions and Answers to Fuel Your Brain ...

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   These Mardi Gras trivia questions and answers will impress your pals and enlighten you on some of the fun and history behind Fat Tuesday. Related: Let Them Eat (King) Cake!

3. 75 Mardi Gras Facts That Will Help You Bring Meaning to the ...

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   15. One of the most popular sayings for Mardi Gras is "Laissez les bon temps rouler." Related: Mardi Gras Trivia. 16. "Laissez les bon temps rouler" means "let the good times roll" in Cajun French ...

4. 35 Adult Party Games That Are Anything But Boring - AOL

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   Group of friends playing an adult party game. ... 300 Best Trivia Questions and Answers to Jumpstart Your Fun Game Night. 2. Mystery Shot. Warning: This game is not for anyone with a weak stomach ...

5. Mardi Gras in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Mardi Gras arrived in North America as a sedate French Catholic tradition with the Le Moyne brothers, [3] Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, in the late 17th century, when King Louis XIV sent the pair to defend France's claim on the territory of Louisiane, which included what are now the U.S. states of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

6. Mardi Gras - Wikipedia

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   Mardi Gras (UK: / ˌ m ɑːr d i ˈ ɡ r ɑː /, US: / ˈ m ɑːr d i ɡ r ɑː /; [1] [2] also known as Shrove Tuesday) is the final day of Carnival (also known as Shrovetide or Fastelavn); it thus falls on the day before the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday. [3]

7. Krewe du Vieux - Wikipedia

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   The parade begins in the Marigny and slowly meanders its way through the Vieux Carre ("Vieux Carre" being another term for the city's French Quarter).It is one of the earliest parades of the New Orleans Carnival calendar, and is noted for wild satirical and adult themes, as well as for showcasing a large number of New Orleans' best brass bands.

8. 65 Fun Facts and Trivia About Mardi Gras - AOL

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   Mardi Gras is the culmination of carnival celebrations before Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent. The term Mardi Gras only refers to the final day, also known as Fat Tuesday. 65 Fun Facts and ...

9. Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Wikipedia

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   The practice of exposing female breasts in exchange for Mardi Gras beads, however, was mostly limited to tourists in the upper Bourbon Street area. [5] [62] In the crowded streets of the French Quarter, generally avoided by locals on Mardi Gras Day, flashers on balconies cause crowds to form on the streets.