When the average person out there thinks of Mardi Gras Beads they tend to think of the way that women tend to get Mardi Gras Beads. In fact, you could say that Mardi Gras Beads are more popular for what women do to get them than for the long and storied history they have had. The fact is that Mardi Gras Beads have been a staple of the Mardi Gras celebrations of the late 19th century. Traditionally the Mardi Grad Beads were thrown out from the float, showing preference to those who give the most amount of enthusiasm. In the last several decades, though, Mardi Gras Beads have begun to transcend the holiday and show up at a lot of other situations. You can now find beans being flung from floats on a variety of holidays, and in many other party circumstances. Heck, you can walk through a tailgate at football games and see plenty of Mardi Gras Beads all around. People just tend to go crazy over those small strings of Mardi Gras Beads, even if they don't quite know what to do with them when they get them when they get them home.. 

In a sense, Mardi Gras Beads are seen as a status-symbol at festive get together's. If you see a woman, or a man in some cases, with a huge amount of beads draped around their neck, you can be sure that they are the life of the party. Of course, the irony of all of this is that on their own there really isn't much that is exciting about Mardi Gras beads. They are fairly cheap to buy when it comes to buying them in bulk, and are typically thrown into a drawer once the recipient gets to the drawer. With that said, on Mardi Gras and other types of celebrations, they are the pure gold, which is why there are a lot of options out there when you are looking for Mardi Gras beads. 

When it comes to buying Mardi Gras Beads, there are some basics that you need to know. While you can find them in just about any color out there, the traditional colors for Mardi Gras Beads are purple, green and gold. Though they are made of cheap plastic, they tend to be fairly strong, meaning that you don't have to worry about them breaking in mid-flight when you are trying to reach someone on the balcony. You can typically find Mardi Gras Beads in bulk, and while prices may vary (they start at about $5 a dozen), you are apt to find them for less per unit the more that you buy. You can find traditional Mardi Gras Beads that feature small, circular beads, or you can find Mardi Gras Beads that feature much bigger options. Regardless, you can find more info online on what is out there for you.

 

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