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  2. Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Wikipedia

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    The first record of Mardi Gras being celebrated in Louisiana was at the mouth of the Mississippi River in what is now lower Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, on March 2, 1699. Iberville, Bienville, and their men celebrated it as part of an observance of Catholic practice. The date of the first celebration of the festivities in New Orleans is unknown.

  3. The History of Mardis Gras in 10 Facts - AOL

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    A New Orleans city ordinance prohibits the wearing of masks on any other day, and on Mardi Gras masks must be removed by 6:00 p.m. Getty Each Krewe hurls party favors into the crowds.

  4. The History of Mardi Gras Is Just as Fun and Exciting as the ...

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    The very first American Mardi Gras celebration took place in March 1699 after two French settlers landed near present-day New Orleans and brought their traditions with them. The French colonists ...

  5. Mardi Gras: The most fun you’ll have with a history lesson

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    The “Galette des Rois,” or king cake, came too, becoming a symbol of New Orleans’ brand of Mardi Gras. The first recorded Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans is believed to have held in 1837.

  6. Mardi Gras - Wikipedia

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    Mardi Gras in New Orleans in 1937. Mardi Gras, as a celebration of life before the more-somber occasion of Ash Wednesday, nearly always involves the use of masks and costumes by its participants, and the most popular celebratory colors are purple, green, and gold.

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

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    Bienville, MardiGrasNewOrleans.com says, established New Orleans in 1718 and by the 1730s Mardi Gras was celebrated in the city, its earliest days marked by “elegant society balls,” which ...

  8. Mardi Gras Indians - Wikipedia

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    [57] [147] Free and enslaved Black people were banned from attending Mardi Gras by white New Orleans carnival krewes. Instead, African American communities celebrated Mardi Gras by incorporating West African rhythms, drumming, dance, and masking traditions into their own festivities, and masked as Indians to tell stories of enslaved people ...

  9. 75 Mardi Gras Facts That Will Help You Bring Meaning to the ...

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    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 parades.