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How to Catch More Mardi Gras Beads & Throws (the clean way!)

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Not one to show some skin to get a strand of Mardi Gras beads or other Mardi Gras throw? Here are some family friendly tips that are sure to increase your catch at the next Mardi Gras Parade... more »

How to Make a Quick Mardi Gras King Cake

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Around the 12th Century, early Europeans celebrated the coming of the three wise men during the twelve days after Christmas with a feast of the Epiphany, also known as Twelfth Night or King' s Day. Essential to this celebration was the King ... more »

How to Make a Mask for Mardi Gras

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Mardi Gras is a time to let your hair down and get funky on the streets of New Orleans. It's impossible to look like a freak during the 2 weeks of parades leading up to Fat Tuesday. If you're planning a trip to Mardi Gras, the only thing you ... more »

How to Apply Makeup for Mardi Gras

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Mardi Gras is all about showing off. While many people dress up in costumes and choose masks to hide their identities, some people prefer to apply makeup to create their own unique looks. If masks give you a claustrophobic feeling, apply ... more »

How to Celebrate Mardi Gras

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For practicing Christians, Mardi Gras is the last day before Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent. In places where it's celebrated on a grand scale, though, Mardi Gras is the culmination of a colorful, boisterous and nonreligious carnival season, ... more »

How to Pick a Mardi Gras Jester Costume

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In ancient times, court jesters played important roles in politics and society. Court jesters were considered fools or lunatics with their weird dress and maniacal laughing. They could get away with criticizing the government without any ... more »

How to Make a Mardi Gras Mask on a Stick

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The masks we so often associate with Mardi Gras parades and masquerade balls were originally used to hide identity and social class. These masks have been handed down for hundreds of years, and you can make your own version of them at home using ... more »

How to Pick a Venetian Mask for Mardi Gras

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In the 13th century, Venice was considered one of the most influential cities in Italy. During that time, people of different social classes wore masks in order to interact without judgment or financial retribution. People concealed their ... more »

How to Decorate a House for Mardi Gras

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Mardi Gras, known as Fat Tuesday in New Orleans, is famous for its colorful decorations and outrageous festivities. If you are planning on throwing a Mardi Gras celebration, here are few ideas to help you create your very own Bourbon Street... more »

How to Decorate With Mardi Gras Beads

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There is a great deal of fun involved in raking in a bountiful collection of Mardi Gras beads. Unfortunately, most people don't what to do with the fabulous loot once the festivities have ended. Keep reading for a few ways to decorate using Mardi ... more »

How to Pick a Feather Boa for Mardi Gras

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Feather boas call to mind glamorous flappers from the Jazz Era. Today, they're worn mostly for costume parties, as well as by eccentric celebrities and Vegas show girls. If you've ever been to Mardi Gras, you know feather boas are extremely ... more »

How to Pick a Feather Mask for Mardi Gras

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Mardi Gras masks were first worn by secret social societies in New Orleans to hide the identity of members during parades and balls. Masks were later worn by common folks in the streets of New Orleans as a type of rebellion against the upper ... more »

How to Pick Mardi Gras Accessories

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When it comes to planning a trip to Mardi Gras, one word comes to mind: Accessorize! Everyone at Mardi Gras wears a costume and a mask. When they want to show off and strut their stuff, people load up on accessories and hit the streets. Make your ... more »

How to Pick Mardi Gras Coins and Doubloons

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More than 100 years ago, Mardi Gras krewes first started throwing coins and medallions out to people along the parade route. Today, most krewes design special doubloons out of aluminum. A doubloon features the name of the krewe, the year and the ... more »

How to Pick Mardi Gras Decorations

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A Mardi Gras party is a great way to let your hair down. Plan a Mardi Gras prom or invite the neighbors to a Mardi Gras block party, and you're likely to have the time of your life. Recreate the Big Easy with these simple party-planning tips... more »

How to Pick Mardi Gras Hats

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Mardi Gras costumes were originally designed to hide one's identity or to mock the upper class and politicians. People donned costumes and wore hats traditionally reserved for the clergy, high-society ladies and members of the royal family. ... more »

How to Pick Mardi Gras Jewelry

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Mardi Gras is a festival that celebrates excess like nowhere else in the world. People wear eccentric costumes and pile on beads and costume jewelry. Traditional Mardi Gras colors include purple, green and gold, but anything goes in the Big Easy. ... more »

How to Pick Mardi Gras Party Supplies

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Mardi Gras comes only once a year, but you can throw a Mardi Gras party any time. All you need is authentic New Orleans music, Creole food and the right party supplies to recreate the wild abandon of the Big Easy. If you're throwing a Mardi Gras ... more »

How to Pick Mardi Gras Specialty Beads

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Purple, green and gold beads are the most common "throws" available at Mardi Gras parade, parties and on the streets of the French Quarter. Men climb over barricades and women bare their breasts just to get their hands on these treasured New ... more »

How to Pick Mardi Gras Throw Beads

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Mardi Gras is often called "the greatest free show on earth" and for good reason. During the last 2 weeks before Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras krewes hold special parades during which they throw trinkets to eager crowds. The most famous of all Mardi ... more »

How to Turn Mardi Gras Beads Into a Lampshade

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Mardi Gras is an absolutely amazing holiday, but it could never happen without a veritable landmass of cheap plastic. Mardi Gras beads come in a variety of colors and shades—and in New Orleans, it's nearly impossible to run out of them. Luckily, ... more »

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