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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. The History of Mardis Gras in 10 Facts - AOL

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   Mardi Gras—the French term for 'Fat Tuesday'—lasts from January 6 until February 13. ... and whomever finds the toy, as tradition holds, must host the next big party. Getty.

4. Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Wikipedia

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   A topless woman at a French Quarter coffee house, Mardi Gras afternoon, 2009. Wearing less clothing than considered decent in other contexts during Mardi Gras has been documented since 1889, when the Times-Democrat decried the "degree of immodesty exhibited by nearly all female masqueraders seen on the streets." Risqué costumes, including body ...

5. 75 Mardi Gras Facts That Will Help You Bring Meaning to the ...

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   Mardi Gras masks are encouraged as a means to help revelers really let loose. 24. In 2018, The Corps de Napoleon was fined $100 for having 23 unmasked riders on a Mardi Gras parade float in New ...

6. Mardi Gras Doubloons - Wikipedia

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   Mardi Gras doubloons were first created by New Orleans artist and entrepreneur H. Alvin Sharpe in 1959. [2] Sharpe had his own metal dies for striking the doubloons from aluminum blanks. He presented a design to Darwin Schreiver Fenner, who was the captain of the Krewe of Rex , the leading Mardi Gras organization of the time. [ 3 ]

7. What's the History of Mardi Gras? Here's How the Pre-Lent ...

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   In 1699, Mardi Gras is said to have made its way to North America, thanks to French-Canadian explorer Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville. He settled down near present-day New Orleans and brought the ...