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  2. 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 ...

  3. Henri Schindler - Wikipedia

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    "Carnival is the consuming passion of my life", admits Schindler. He is most famous for designing the floats for Rex, one of the oldest traditional Mardi Gras krewes, for many decades. [4] In 1997, he published Mardi Gras New Orleans at the prestigious Paris publisher Flammarion. This book outlines the history of Mardi Gras or Carnival in New ...

  4. Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Wikipedia

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    The city announced COVID-19 protocols for Mardi Gras 2022 in February 2022, which requires, at a minimum, all participants in a parade (including marchers, performers, and those a riding a float) to present proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test from within the past 72 hours.

  5. Mardi Gras is coming. Here's what to know about New ... - AOL

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    Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, marks the party's climax and the celebration will be citywide, with costumed revelers ... “Throw” is a noun in New Orleans used to describe prizes that float riders ...

  6. Krewe of Bacchus - Wikipedia

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    The 2020 Krewe included more than 1,600 members, and its parade featured 33 floats, [3] including its signature floats: the Bacchasaurus, a giant dinosaur; the Bacchawhoppa, an equally large whale; Bacchagator, an enormous alligator; and Bacchatality, a three-float procession made up of restaurateurs. The Baccha-Amore, a love themed float, was ...

  7. 75 Mardi Gras Facts That Will Help You Bring Meaning to the ...

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    In 2018, The Corps de Napoleon was fined $100 for having 23 unmasked riders on a Mardi Gras parade float in New Orleans. 25. By law, masks must be removed by 6 p.m. on Mardi Gras.

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

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    The family-owned business, which designs and builds floats for Mardi Gras and other festivals far beyond New Orleans, celebrates its historic ties to the city with Mardi Gras World. After repeated ...

  9. Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama - Wikipedia

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    Mobile Carnival poster from 1900. Floats lining up for an Order of Inca parade in 2007. Mardi Gras is the annual Carnival celebration in Mobile, Alabama.It is the oldest official Carnival celebration in the United States, started by Frenchman Nicholas Langlois in 1703 when Mobile was the capital of Louisiana.