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2. 9 Things To Know Before Your First Mardi Gras ... - AOL

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   If you’re new to the large-than-life celebration that is Mardi Gras, here are nine local-approved tips to keep in mind. 9 Things To Know Before Your First Mardi Gras, According To A Local Skip ...

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

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   More than 93,000 pounds of Mardi Gras beads were uncovered in just a five-block span in New Orleans drains in the 2017-2018 season. 42. Before the 2019 Mardi Gras season, New Orleans installed ...

4. 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 ...

5. 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?

6. Mardi Gras in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Mardi Gras parades have been an annual tradition in Lafayette since 1934. Recent attendance on Mardi Gras day has been estimated as high as 250,000 by police spokespersons. The first formal Mardi Gras ball and parade in Lafayette dates back to 1869. In 1897, King Attakapas, the first Lafayette Mardi Gras king was crowned.

7. Courir de Mardi Gras - Wikipedia

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   The Courir de Mardi Gras (Cajun French pronunciation: [kuɾiɾ d maɾdi ɡɾa], French pronunciation: [kuʁiʁ də maʁdi ɡʁa]) is a traditional Mardi Gras event held in many Cajun and Creole communities of French Louisiana on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. Courir de Mardi Gras is Louisiana French for "Fat Tuesday Run".

8. When is Mardi Gras 2024? A look at how it began and how to ...

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   Here's everything to know about Mardi Gras. When is Mardi Gras 2023? Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, in 2024 is Feb. 13. When does Mardi Gras start? Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday," according ...

9. Bead Town - Wikipedia

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   Bead Town is a traveling art exhibit of 100 huge mosaics composed of recycled Mardi Gras beads. Created by carpenter and artist Stephan Wanger in New Orleans, Louisiana, Bead Town has been exhibited in Winnsboro, Louisiana, [1] Natchitoches, Louisiana, [2] and Gary, Indiana. [3] [4] [5]