The holiday of Mardi Gras is celebrated in southern Louisiana, including the city of New Orleans. Celebrations are concentrated for about two weeks before...
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Mardi Gras Indians (also known as Black Masking Indians) are African American carnival revelers in New Orleans, Louisiana, who dress up for Mardi Gras...
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Mardi Gras (UK: /ˌmɑːrdi ˈɡrɑː/, US: /ˈmɑːrdi ɡrɑː/; also known as Shrove Tuesday) is the final day of Carnival (also known as Shrovetide or Fastelavn);...
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throws are sometimes referred to as New Orleans dinnerware. Beads used on Mardi Gras (known as Shrove Tuesday in some regions) are purple, green, and...
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Mardi Gras is the annual Carnival celebration in Mobile, Alabama. It is the oldest official Carnival celebration in the United States, started by Frenchman...
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Mardi Gras in the United States is celebrated in a number of cities and regions in the country. Most of these places trace their Mardi Gras celebrations...
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Mardi Gras World (also known as Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World, MGW) is a tourist attraction located in New Orleans. Guests tour the 300,000 square foot...
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Krewe of Bacchus (category Mardi Gras in New Orleans)
Krewe of Bacchus is a New Orleans Mardi Gras super krewe. The Krewe of Bacchus is an organization founded in 1968 by Owen Brennan, Jr. as one of the first...
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Professor Longhair (redirect from Professor Longhair & His New Orleans Boys)
Shuffling Hungarians in 1949, creating four songs (including the first version of his signature song, "Mardi Gras in New Orleans") for the Star Talent...
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Rex (krewe) (category Mardi Gras in New Orleans)
referred to simply as Rex, is a New Orleans Carnival krewe which stages one of the city's most celebrated parades on Mardi Gras Day. Rex is Latin for 'king'...
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Kearney "All On A Mardi Gras Day" by Wild Magnolias "Allen Toussaint" by Christopher Marsceill aka Reverend Chris "Alone In New Orleans" by Frances Wayne...
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Courir de Mardi Gras (Louisiana French pronunciation: [kuɾiɾ d maɾdi ɡɾa], French pronunciation: [kuʁiʁ də maʁdi ɡʁa]) is a traditional Mardi Gras event held...
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Mistick Krewe of Comus (category Mardi Gras in New Orleans)
continued observance of what we know today as New Orleans Mardi Gras or technically "Carnival" in New Orleans. French Catholics may have been invited thereafter...
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Krewe (category Mardi Gras in New Orleans)
association with Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans, but is also used in other Carnival celebrations throughout Louisiana (e.g. in Lafayette, Shreveport...
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Mardi Gras Doubloons are Mardi Gras throws shaped like coins that commemorate various Mardi Gras Krewes. They are typically made of aluminum and are thrown...
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"Go to the Mardi Gras" or "Mardi Gras in New Orleans" is a New Orleans Mardi Gras-themed R&B song that was performed by Professor Longhair (real name Henry...
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present-day New Orleans on Mardi Gras in 1699. They named it "Pointe du Mardi Gras", (Mardi Gras Point), accordingly. They also held a small gala in celebration...
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The Mardi Gras mambo, mambo, mambo Mardi Gras mambo, mambo, mambo Mardi Gras mambo, ooh Down in New Orleans Mardi Gras mambo, mambo, mambo Mardi Gras mambo...
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Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club (category Mardi Gras in New Orleans)
fraternal organization in New Orleans, Louisiana which puts on the Zulu parade each year on Mardi Gras Day. Zulu is New Orleans' largest predominantly...
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Krewe of Endymion (category Mardi Gras in New Orleans)
The Krewe of Endymion is a New Orleans Mardi Gras super krewe and social organization. The Krewe of Endymion is one of only three Super Krewes (using floats...
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Intergalactic Krewe of Chewbacchus (category Mardi Gras in New Orleans)
fiction–themed Mardi Gras krewe, religious and parade organization, that also features fantasy and horror groups, among other fandoms. Based in New Orleans, Louisiana...
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Knights of Momus (category Mardi Gras in New Orleans)
after the Twelfth Night Revelers in 1870. For over 100 years, the Momus parade was a fixture of the New Orleans Mardi Gras parade schedule, parading annually...
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New Orleans, Louisiana, sacrificing women to an Aztec goddess. It has been noted for its plot similarities to the 1963 film Blood Feast. Mardi Gras Massacre...
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The Wild Tchoupitoulas (category Mardi Gras in New Orleans)
The Wild Tchoupitoulas were originally a group of Mardi Gras Indians formed in the early 1970s by George "Big Chief Jolly" Landry. Landry, with his self-identified...
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The Wild Magnolias (category Mardi Gras in New Orleans)
The Wild Magnolias are a Mardi Gras Indian tribe who also record and play as a funk musical act from New Orleans, Louisiana. A group calling itself the...
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senior college students who visit New Orleans during the Mardi Gras season. Originally shot in 2008 as Max's Mardi Gras, it was scheduled for release by...
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New Orleans Mardi Gras". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. a2. Hopper, Hedda (Dec 12, 1957). "Looking at Hollywood: Barry Coe Gets Star Role in 'Mardi Gras'"...
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Mardi Gras is an Excellence-class cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Line. She is Carnival's lead vessel of the fleet's Excel-class, a subclass of...
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Krewe du Vieux (category Mardi Gras in New Orleans)
The Krewe du Vieux is a New Orleans Mardi Gras krewe more fully known as the Krewe du Vieux Carré. The parade begins in the Marigny and slowly meanders...
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Kern Studios (category Mardi Gras in New Orleans)
design production company based in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. The studio creates large floats for events like Mardi Gras in addition to props and themed...
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