Mardi Gras Fun Facts

Floats for the Mardi Gras parade can coast from $65,000 to over $250,000
Over 600,000 King cakes are sold between January 6th and Fat Tuesday
Hotel occupancy rates for Mardi Gras average over 98%
Mardi Gras generates almost 1 billion dollars in revunue
Over 50 million Mardi gras beads are used during Mardi gras
During the parades on the weekend before Fat Tuesday, over 2000 people throw over 1 million cups and 2 million dubloons
In 1899 Fat Tuesday fell on Valentines Day
Mardi Gras was celebrated as early as 1760 by French Immigrants
There are Mardi Gras krewes that date back to 1872. Some of the newer Krewes dress as Elvis or have Dogs as members
Some Mardi Gras Krewes draw their names from Greek, Roman, and Egyptian mythology
The Mardi Gras colors are purple, gold and green
One of the most sought after throws in all of Mardi Gras is the Zulu Coconut

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