(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.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
“Mardi Gras Mambo,” by The Meters
"Mardi Gras" translates to "Fat Tuesday".
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.
An estimated 25 million pounds of plastic beads are tossed in Mardi Gras each year in New Orleans.
Bourbon Street
The beads used to be made of glass but are now primarily made of plastic
The Monday before Mardi Gras is called Lundi Gras
Everyone Wants This Trinket...
One of the most coveted trinkets to catch is a golden coconut thrown during the Zulu parade
Mardi Gras is the final day of carnival celebrations before Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent.
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.
Want beads? Yell "Throw me something, mister!"
There are Mardi Gras parades for dogs in New Orleans, Baton Rouge and the Louisiana Northshore each year.
One of the most popular sayings for Mardi Gras, " Let the Good Times Roll"
Purple symbolizes justice.
Green signifies faith.
Gold represents power.
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
But There's Tradition Behind Them
The masks are worn to allow people to "escape society and class constraints."
A King of Carnival is crowned every year
Alabama and Florida also have state holidays for Mardi Gras.
There are sometimes 70 or more carnival parades in New Orleans in a single season.
"Carnival" comes from the Latin phrase "carne vale," which means "farewell meat," as it was often a sacrifice in Lent
Any other time of year masks are illegal in New Orleans
Classic Muffaletta Sandwich for Mardi Gras
By law, everyone on a New Orleans Mardi Gras parade float must wear a mask. Seriously!
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 beads and coins are sometimes referred to as "doubloons."
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
Mardi Gras baby hidden in the king cake....good luck but also you are baking next year!
Masks are a traditional part of Mardi Gras. They were originally worn so that people of all classes could mingle.
