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  2. 75 Mardi Gras Facts That Will Help You Bring Meaning to the ...

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    The official colors of Mardi Gras are purple, gold and green. 7. Purple symbolizes justice. 8. Green signifies faith. 9. Gold represents power. 10. The 1872 Krewe of Rex is credited with ...

  3. Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Wikipedia

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    Mardi Gras historian and WYES-TV Rex ball co-host [42] Errol Laborde presented a theory that the colors were based on heraldry: all three colors correspond to a heraldic tincture, and Rex's goal may have been to create a tricolor to represent their "kingdom". Purple was widely associated with royalty, while white was already heavily used on ...

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

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    The official — and traditional — colors of New Orleans’ Mardi Gras are purple, green, and gold. Highly recognizable, they are also imbued with meaning as purple stands for justice, gold ...

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

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    Mardi Gras,” which is French for "Fat Tuesday," marks the culmination of festivities before the solemn season of Lent. It is a kaleidoscope of colors, music and masked revelry, famously ...

  6. Mardi Gras - Wikipedia

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    Mardi Gras (UK: / ˌ m ɑːr d i ˈ ɡ r ɑː /, US: / ˈ m ɑːr d i ɡ r ɑː /; [1] [2] also known as Shrove Tuesday) is the final day of Carnival (also known as Shrovetide or Fastelavn); it thus falls on the day before the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday. [3]

  7. Rex (krewe) - Wikipedia

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    The first appearance of boeuf gras in a modern parading krewe was the Mistick Krewe 1867 parade entitled "Triumphs of Epicurus" including masked and costumed krewemen representing food and beverages with boeuf gras included. A boeuf gras was included in the first Rex parade decorated with garland and ribbons directly behind Rex. Legend has it ...

  8. 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. Carnival kicks off after Christmas on January 6 (otherwise known as Twelfth Night) and continues until Fat ...

  9. File:Flag of Rex (Mardi Gras colors).svg - Wikipedia

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    A tricolor flag in the colors traditionally associated with Mardi Gras in New Orleans, based on the original proclamations of the Rex organization (which are in line with the rule of tincture. Date 20 July 2017, 21:58 (UTC)