How do you celebrate Mardi Gras?

The day before Mardi Gras is called "Lundi Gras", which translates to "Fat Monday" in French; it is essentially the Monday before Fat Tuesday. 

What is the day before Mardi Gras called?

The day after Fat Tuesday, when all the nonsense is to stop and you are to begin a six-week period of trying to remember what you did and ask forgiveness for it, is called Ash Wednesday.

What day comes after Mardi Gras?

Alan Thicke and Robin Thicke were the first father and son to be crowned King Bacchus at the New Orleans Mardi Gras. Alan was crowned in 1988, and Robin was crowned in 2020. 

What famous father and son were each crowned King Bacchus at New Orleans Mardi Gras?

The signature dessert of Mardi Gras is king cake, a cinnamon-filled, ring-shaped cake. It's often iced in the Mardi Gras colors of purple, green, and gold. 

What is the signature Mardi Gras dessert?

A small plastic baby is traditionally hidden inside a king cake. The baby symbolizes Jesus and is a way to celebrate Christianity. 

What is traditionally hidden inside a king cake?

A man dressed as whom was credited with popularizing throwing beads during Mardi Gras?

What are the groups that organize New Orleans Mardi Gras parades called?

What was the first all-female New Orleans Mardi Gras krewe?

What states recognize Fat Tuesday as a holiday?

"Beads and bling: It's a Mardi Gras thing."

What is the most popular Mardi Gras saying?

What does purple signify during Mardi Gras?

What does green signify during Mardi Gras?

What does gold signify during Mardi Gras?

What foreign ruler was honored as the King of Carnival?

Where was the first Mardi Gras parade in the United States?

What is the official anthem of Mardi Gras?

Special coins thrown during Mardi Gras parades are called what?

The success of a Mardi Gras parade is measured in what?

The Krewe of Tucks famously rides in a float shaped like what?

After Mardi Gras parades were canceled for 2021 in New Orleans, what did krewes decorate instead of floats?

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, when was the most recent cancellation of New Orleans' Mardi Gras parades?

Which symbol is often associated with Mardi Gras?

How many pounds of beads are thrown during an average New Orleans Mardi Gras celebration?

Mardi Gras beads used to be made of what material?

Which Krewe has a Star Wars theme?

In which year did Mardi Gras move its New Orleans celebration dates to not interfere with the Super Bowl?

Which NFL quarterback served as King Bacchus in New Orleans Mardi Gras?

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