I'm on hiatus today, but here are some fun facts about Mardi Gras and this year's celebration:
- The 2012 Mardi Gras celebration will be the 200th year for New Orleans
- The official colors of Mardi Gras are purple; which stands for justice, green; which stands for faith, and gold; which stands for power
- Louisiana is the only state that has made Mardi Gras an official holiday
- 4,000 tons of trash is usually collected each year just in the Central Business District and French Quarter after Mardi Gras
- There are 36,993 hotels rooms in New Orleans and the occupancy rate is usually in the 90th percentile
- The bead throwing became a Mardi Gras tradition when a member of one of the Krewes dressed up as Santa Claus and threw glass beads as gifts. The bead throwing was so popular that it has continued on ever since
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