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@ Today I learned
2025-03-06 23:21:03TIL in 1872, New Orleans businessmen created Rex, the King of Carnival, for the first daytime Mardi Gras parade. To honor visiting Russian Grand Duke Alexis Romanoff, they adopted his family colors—purple (justice), green (faith), and gold (power)—as Carnival’s official colors. https://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/history/ #til #todayilearned https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j57jr2/til_in_1872_new_orleans_businessmen_created_rex/