(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
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Mardi Gras flambeaux is treated as an art
You’re likely to see modern day flambeaux carriers dance with their torches as people in the crowd toss them coins
One of the most popular sayings for Mardi Gras, " Let the Good Times Roll"
Classic Muffaletta Sandwich for Mardi Gras
An estimated 25 million pounds of plastic beads are tossed in Mardi Gras each year in New Orleans.
By law, everyone on a New Orleans Mardi Gras parade float must wear a mask. Seriously!
"Mardi Gras" translates to "Fat Tuesday".
Any other time of year masks are illegal in New Orleans
But There's Tradition Behind Them
The masks are worn to allow people to "escape society and class constraints."
Bourbon Street
Everyone Wants This Trinket...
One of the most coveted trinkets to catch is a golden coconut thrown during the Zulu parade
“Mardi Gras Mambo,” by The Meters
There are sometimes 70 or more carnival parades in New Orleans in a single season.
A King of Carnival is crowned every year
Masks are a traditional part of Mardi Gras. They were originally worn so that people of all classes could mingle.
Purple symbolizes justice.
Green signifies faith.
Gold represents power.
One of the most desired Mardi Gras trinkets from New Orleans celebrations is the Golden Coconut, which is tossed out in the Zulu parade
Mardi Gras is the final day of carnival celebrations before Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent.
Mardi Gras baby hidden in the king cake....good luck but also you are baking next year!
The first Mardi Gras was celebrated in Mobile in 1703. New Orleans became a Mardi Gras hotspot in 1857 when floats were introduced to the city's parade.
King cake is served from January 6th through the eve of Mardi Gras. It honors the three kings and has a small plastic baby hidden inside.
There are Mardi Gras parades for dogs in New Orleans, Baton Rouge and the Louisiana Northshore each year.
The French Quarter
Mardi Gras beads and coins are sometimes referred to as "doubloons."
"Carnival" comes from the Latin phrase "carne vale," which means "farewell meat," as it was often a sacrifice in Lent
Alabama and Florida also have state holidays for Mardi Gras.
The Monday before Mardi Gras is called Lundi Gras
Want beads? Yell "Throw me something, mister!"
Cat Haven Adoption Center is hosting a virtual Mardi Gras parade with a photo contest, where the winning cats will be crowned King and Queen, Prince and Princess, and Duke and Duchess
The beads used to be made of glass but are now primarily made of plastic
