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    Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans began in the 1730s without parades. The earliest reference to Mardi Gras "Carnival" was in 1781, when the Perseverance Benevolent & Mutual Aid Association became the first of hundreds of carnival organizations. By the late 1830s, New Orleans held street processions with masks, carriages, and horseback riders to celebrate. The second Krewe, the Twelfth Night Revelers, formed in 1870 and was the first to throw trinkets to crowds. Today's parades are completely funded by members of carnival organizations.

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    Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans began in the 1730s without parades. The earliest reference to Mardi Gras "Carnival" was in 1781, when the Perseverance Benevolent & Mutual Aid Association became the first of hundreds of carnival organizations. By the late 1830s, New Orleans held street processions with masks, carriages, and horseback riders to celebrate. The second Krewe, the Twelfth Night Revelers, formed in 1870 and was the first to throw trinkets to crowds. Today's parades are completely funded by members of carnival organizations.

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    History of Mardi Gras

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    Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans began in the 1730s without parades. The earliest reference to Mardi Gras "Carnival" was in 1781, when the Perseverance Benevolent & Mutual Aid Association became the first of hundreds of carnival organizations. By the late 1830s, New Orleans held street processions with masks, carriages, and horseback riders to celebrate. The second Krewe, the Twelfth Night Revelers, formed in 1870 and was the first to throw trinkets to crowds. Today's parades are completely funded by members of carnival organizations.

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    History Of Mardi Gras

    Edwin Perez
    By the 1730s, Mardi Gras was celebrated openly in New Orleans, but not with
    the parades we know today.
    The earliest reference to Mardi Gras "Carnival" appears in a 1781 report to the
    Spanish colonial governing body.
    That year, the Perseverance Benevolent & Mutual Aid Association was the first
    of hundreds of clubs and carnival organizations formed in New Orleans.


    By the late 1830s, New Orleans held street processions of maskers with
    carriages and horseback riders to celebrate Mardi Gras.
    In 1870, Mardi Gras' second Krewe, the Twelfth Night Revelers, was
    formed. This is also the first recorded account of Mardi Gras "throws.
    All of these parade organizations are completely funded by their members,
    New Orleanians call it the "Greatest Free Show on Earth!"
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