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When you think of Mardi Gras you probobly think of New Orleans, but you can also find the Mardi Gras celebrations in Biloxi. Here you can celebrate the traditions of Mardi Gras while you are gambling at the casinos. You can also take a walk on the beautiful beaches, view the parades that is one of the greatest free shows on the south coast. Eat the traditional King Cake or just catch some beads. Biloxi owns the oldest carnival organization at the coast, with about 300 sponsors.
The Mardi Gras parade has a king called d’Iberville and a queen called Ixolib that rule over the parades in Biliox.
Mardi Gras is on “Fat Tuesday” and 47 days before Easter.

History of Mardi Gras:
Mardi Gras came to New Orleans with the French in 1699. The explorers celebrated this French Holiday on the banks of the Mississippi river. Now people have made this celebrations bigger with parades and balls. Mardi Gras means Fat Thuesday, that’s why it’s celebrated on the same day. The official colors of Mardi Gras are purple, green and gold. The King of Carnival Rex choosed this colors in 1872 to stand for:

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