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Announcement: Mardi Gras History and Facts
By Leslie BlumensteinAs you prepare your Mardi Gras Invitations, take a minute to read into the history of the Mardis Gras celebration. The origins of Mardi Gras can be traced to Medival Europe, though we have no written record of how that really transformed into the current Mardi Gras of today. But the origins of the Mardi Gras we celebrate today, with Kings, Mardi Gras colors, and brass bands are traced to New Orleans. The first Mardi Gras celebration in the U.S. on record was in Mobile, Alabama in 1703. The first recorded Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans was in 1837. The city's first parade with floats was in 1857, apparently after assistance from Mobile.Throughout the years, Orleanians have added to the celebration ...
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Mardi Gras Fun Facts
- Mardi Gras literally means "Fat Tuesday." It is the day before the season of Lent begins. For centuries, people around the globe have sowed their wild oats in preparation for the Christian season of fasting and repentance prior to Easter.
- King Cakes are oval, sugared pastries that contains a plastic doll hidden inside. More than 750,000 king cakes are annually consumed in the metro New Orleans area during the Carnival season.
- The traditional colors associate with Mardi Gras are purple, green, and gold. Purple is for justice, green for faith and gold for power.
- The tradition of throwing beads (throws) by float riders to the crowd began in the 1870's.
- An economic study released by the University of New Orleans estimated that Mardi Gras generates over $840 million annually.
- The largest of about one dozen Mardi Gras supply houses in New Orleans sold 41 million pairs of beads for Mardi Gras in recent years.
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