Mardi Gras Beads Costume Ideas

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About Mardi Gras Beads

A time honored tradition during the Mardi Gras celebration, brightly colored beads play an important role in the festivities. As per tradition, masked men and women on the elaborate floats that charge up the street throw handfuls of beads (and other items like dubloons, stuffed toys, and various other trinkets) at revellers. It's not uncommon to see everyone in a Mardi Gras crowd covered like Mr T with strands and strands of rainbow colored beads hanging around their necks!

Dressing up with Mardi Gras Beads

Although the most popular colors for Mardi Gras beads are the traditional colors of the festival such as purple, green, and gold, Mardi Gras beads come in a variety of colors and styles. Some beads come with a shiny metallic finish and others in rectangular shapes, an alternative to the traditonal round beads. Others are more translucent than opaque and even more also include Mardi Gras mask beads as an added ornament to these brightly hued baubles. Whether you're throwing them or collecting them, pick up as many varieties as you can to trade with friends and fellow Mardi Gras-ers... Or to hand out to new friends!