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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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    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 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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  • Look up Mardi Gras or mardi gras in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mardi Gras refers to events of the Carnival celebrations, beginning on or after Epiphany...
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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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    Allison Montana (category Mardi Gras in New Orleans)
    made the culture of the Mardi Gras Indians about pageantry rather than combat display. The history of the Mardi Gras Indians can be traced back to the...
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  • The Wild Tchoupitoulas (category Mardi Gras in New Orleans)
    "call-and-response" style chants typical of Mardi Gras Indians. Vocals were provided by Landry, as well as other members of his Mardi Gras tribe. Instrumentation was provided...
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  • by local artist "Queen" Tahj Williams—a figure in the community of Mardi Gras Indians. It marks the first time the NFL collaborated with a local artist...
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  • typical of Mardi Gras Indians. Vocals were provided by George Landry, as "Big Chief Jolly", as well as other members of his Mardi Gras tribe. Instrumentation...
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