It is almost Mardi Gras, so let’s check if you know your Mardi Gras trivia.

Your friend from New Orleans gives you a gift of a new jogging outfit.  It is purple, gold, and green.  Do you take this as some sort of fashion insult?

No, it is very fashionable, if you are in New Orleans during Mardi Gras.  Purple, gold, and green are the official Mardi Gras colors.  Purple represents justice, gold represents power, and green represents faith.  These were the original colors selected in 1872 by the Russian Grand Duke Alexis Romanoff.  You may be wondering why a Russian Grand Duke would be selecting New Orleans’ Mardi Gras colors.  Ah, that is a bit a trivia for another day.  Stay tuned!

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