What is the real meaning of catching mardi gras beads?
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Just remember when someone asks if you "earned your [Mardi Gras] beads"  they want to know if you know anything about ORAL tradition <wink! wink! nudge! Nudge!>
868987
Maybe it comes from the French word gigue, meaning a dance or a ball.
940631
This is actually a riddle, but I found a few actual words to answer your question, as well as some links to shed some light on the riddle.  \n\n  *   aggry, a glass bead found buried in the earth in Ghana.\n    * puggry, a light scarf wound around a hat or helmet to protect the head from the sun, and\n    * meagry, of meager appearance.\nmawgry -- from Old French: being regarded with displeasure.
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keep it moving\nthat's the only way to discover your fate / lot in life.\n\nit's like that game at fairs where you put your hand in a bucket of sawdust for a buck and fish out a "prize". The only chance of getting one you like is to keep sticking your hand in there...
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The urge to adorn oneself is as ancient as humankind. Beads strung into necklaces and bracelets have been found in Cro-Magnon burial sites as early as 40,000 BC. \n\nJewelry makes people feel prettier and is a means to boast your personal style. Certain shapes or styles of jewelry have been used to ward of evil or grant luck. Cultural heritage can also be expressed through jewelry.\n\nIn anciet Egypt the highest honor you could recieve was the Three Gold Flies, a necklace with three golden fly pendants. Egyptians also wore protective amulets to promote well-being in this life and the next. Native Americans sewed beads and feathers onto their clothing for special occasions. The Ceasars of ancient Rome wore crowns of laurel wreaths to display their soveriengty. Europeans monarchs and nobles dripped with jewels and precious metals, fine laces and elaborate gowns to show their power. Seal rings were passed down from father to son, and were greatly prized. Africans pierced their ears and noses. Aborigenes tattooed themselves. \n\nThe desire to better your appearance through jewelry is as much an instinct as keeping warm.
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Mardi Gras refers to a specific day ("Fat Tuesday"), the day before Lent begins ("Ash Wednesday").  It's associated with New Orleans.\n\nCarnival is a celebration that occurs in the week leading up to Lent, but has no specific date attached to it.  It's associated with Latin and Italian cultures.
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Thank you for taking the time to remove your repeated postings. \nFor the person above me why are you upset? you got 2 points for your answer?\n\nThe History of Mardi Gras\n\nMardi Gras came to New Orleans through its French heritage in 1699. Early explorers celebrated this French Holiday on the banks of the Mississippi River. Throughout the years, Orleanians have added to the celebration by establishing krewes (organizations) which host parades and balls. Carnival quickly became an exciting holiday for both children and adults.\n\nMardi Gras means "Fat Tuesday" and of course is celebrated on that day of the week. The date can fall between February 3 and March 9 depending on the Lunar calendar, used by the Catholic Church to determine the date of Easter. Mardi Gras is always 47 days before Easter Sunday.\n\nThe official colors for Mardi Gras are purple, green, and gold. These colors were chosen in 1872 by the King of Carnival, Rex. He chose these colors to stand for the following:\n\n    * Purple represents justice\n    * green stands for faith\n    * gold stands for power\n\nThe Mardi Gras season begins on January 6 and continues until Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. On the Christian calendar, the twelfth day after Christmas is known as "Epiphany", "Twelfth Night", or "Kings Day." It is the day the gift-bearing Magi visited the baby Jesus, and is celebrated with its own unique rituals.
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Yes, I've heard that phrase used to indicate that a man is gay.  I guess it refers to the habit of some guys, like Richard Simmons for example, to prance and dance around.  I like Richard Simmons, he's cool.
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"aggry," meaning a type of prehistoric bead.\nBUT\nYou asked the riddle wrong dummy:\nAngry and hungry are two words that end in '-gry'. There are three words in the English language. What is the third word? Everyone knows what it means and everyone uses it every day. Look closely and I have already given you the third word. What is it? \n\nthe answer to that, is "language."
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Mardi Gras has bases in religion. (It comes right before lent--- Fat Tuesday) so I guess we are going to outlaw Rock n' Roll
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"Mardi gras" literally means "fat Tuesday".  It was a celebration that took place on the last day before the beginning of Lent, a religious time of fasting.  We also call it Shrove Tuesday and Pancake Day.  It also has a pre-Christian connection.\n\nCheck out the websites I've attached.  They should give you the information you need.
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LOL boy you must just be getting started on learning but I love to fish so I will tell ya what it means.  When your lure hits the water you start counting 1001 1002 ect til your on the bottom.  You can tell you have hit bottom by the slack of your line.  This is how you judge how far you have dropped in the water the next time you cast then your able to fish the middle, below middle, or the top half ect..
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Huh? Why would a Muslim wear rudraksha? Rudraksha beads are associated with the Hindu God Shiva.\n\nAnd, why would you ask this in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered section?
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it means entertaining
367930
Those are old, old traditions for the death of a family member, like telling the bees & putting crepe ribbons (mourning ribbons) on a beehive, too. You cover the mirrors to keep the spirit from jumping somewhere else. You stop the clocks at the time of death so you won't have bad luck. Some of those traditions have their roots in Jewish traditions, others I'm not so sure of, mostly they are observed deep in the South.
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My suggestion is not to use good luck charms. That is the belief that graven images and idols rule events in your life. Don't trust in crosses but rather what happened on the cross.
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The superstition is an old one and has many possible explanations, none sure. It may be of pagan origin, deriving from the practice of rapping on trees to ask protection from friendly spirits who were believed to reside inside. Or it could be a Christian superstition similar to touching wooden crucifixes or rosary beads. One theory even holds that the practice comes from games like hide-and-seek in which players who succeed in touching wood are safe from capture. A last, farfetched possibility is that the superstition is linked to a verse in the sixth chapter of Galatians: "God forbid that I should glory save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ." You will be forgiven any vainglorious boast, according to this story, if you quickly recall the wooden cross Christ carried.