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What is King Cake
This seasonal dessert is commonly eaten during Mardi Gras season. Be careful though. You may end up eating a baby.
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What is Throw Me Something Mister
A common phrase used to get beads and other items at a parade.
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What is Fat Tuesday
The literal translation of Mardi Gras in English.
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What is laissez les bon temps rouler.
A common phrase used during the Mardi Gras season that also means let the good times roll.
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What is the krewe
A word for a club that wears masks and costumes in parades at Mardi Gras.
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What is Pancake Day
Another name for Mardi Gras in other countries around the world.
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What is luck and prosperity
What it means to get the baby in the king cake.
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What is not wearing a mask
It is illegal to do this while riding on a Mardi Gras float.
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What is faith, power, and justice
It's the representation of traditional Mardi Gras colors
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What is Ash Wednesday
Mardi Gras is held the day before this date to celebrate the end of the carnival season.
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What is 1857.
The first year floats appeared in Mardi Gras parades.
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What is 750,000
The amount of king cakes sold in one year in New Orleans
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