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Throw Me Something Mister!

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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This Day in History

  • Abraham Lincoln Born: 1809
  • Congress enacts first fugitive slave law-1793
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Throw Me Something Mister!

Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville

Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville

1699 Arrive in present day Grand Isle

Fort Luis de la Mobile-first to host Mardi Gras 1702

fete

[feyt, fet]

1839

Mystic Krewe of Coumus 1873

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Tableau Ball

[ta-bloh, tab-loh]

"Hyena" costume for Missing Links to Darwin's Origin of Species Float 1858

Russian Grand Duke Alexis Romanoff

Purple= Justice
Green= Faith
Gold= Power

Rex Poster Mardi Gras 1872

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  • What are the advantages and Disadvantages of Mardi Gras to the City of New Orleans?

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  • Who established Mardi Gras in Mobile?
  • Why is religion and culture so important to the holiday?
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How did a Russian Grand Duke influence Mardi Gras?

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Why are Krewes so important to Mardi Gras?

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What is most significant

about Mardi Gras to you? Why?