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2. Where to get Mardi Gras beads and throws in Lafayette - AOL

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   Beads are an essential part of Mardi Gras. If you need them for a parade or sending Mardi Gras care packages, here are 4 places to get beads.

3. 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 ...

4. Mardi Gras Doubloons - Wikipedia

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   Example of a Mardi Gras Doubloon, from the Krewe of Zulu. Mardi Gras Doubloons are Mardi Gras throws shaped like coins that commemorate various Mardi Gras Krewes. They are typically made of aluminum and are thrown from floats in carnival parades. The first doubloons used as throws from parades of Mardi Gras Krewes date to 1960, and these early ...

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 .

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

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   Revellers catch beads from a float in the 2023 Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club parade during a Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans on Feb. 21, 2023. How does New Orleans celebrate Mardi Gras?

7. 11 Mardi Gras Traditions You Need to Know About (from King ...

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   Bead Throws. All kinds of things are thrown from the floats at Mardi Gras, but the beads are a biggie. So, who started the tradition of throwing glass beads at a captivated crowd? You guessed it ...