2006-10-30 08:16:21 · 9 answers · asked by Too Sexy 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
I'm from Louisiana.... trust me, the colors of Mardi Gras are Green, Gold and Purple!!!
2006-10-30 08:19:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The official colors of Mardi Gras are Gold, Purple, and Green. These colors represent a variety of things: Gold --> Power; Purple--> Justice; Green--> Faith.
These colors were chosen in 1872 by the King of Carnival, Rex.
The carnival of Mardi Gras is as follows:
Carnival, which comes from a Latin phrase meaning "removal of meat," is the three day period preceding the beginning of Lent, the Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday immediately before Ash Wednesday, which is the first day of the Lenten Season (some traditions count Carnival as the entire period of time between Epiphany and Ash Wednesday). The three days before Ash Wednesday are also known as Shrovetide ("shrove" is an Old English word meaning "to repent"). The Tuesday just before Ash Wednesday is called Shrove Tuesday, or is more popularly known by the French term Mardi Gras, meaning "Fat Tuesday," contrasting to the fasting during Lent. The entire three day period has now come to be known in many areas as Mardi Gras.
2006-10-30 16:29:48 · answer #2 · answered by Bobby 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
green, gold and purple are the official colors of mardi gras
2006-10-30 16:19:46 · answer #3 · answered by klp 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Green, Gold and Purple!
2006-10-30 16:24:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Black, Purple, Gold
2006-10-30 16:18:13 · answer #5 · answered by DonSoze 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
mostly green gold and purple
2006-10-30 16:18:30 · answer #6 · answered by gigi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
green, purple and gold
2006-10-30 16:23:50 · answer #7 · answered by PaganPoetess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gold - the color of prosperity
Purple - the color of passion
Green - the color of fertility
2006-10-30 16:19:36 · answer #8 · answered by Fire_God_69 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
green, purple, and gold
2006-10-30 16:24:29 · answer #9 · answered by marissasloves 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋