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    The document contains a word search puzzle with words related to Mardi Gras hidden in a grid. The leftover letters spell out the phrase "throw me something" which is what people say to entice parade floats to throw them beads and other trinkets during Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans. It also includes an alphabet code to decode numbers in the Mardi Gras phrase into letters.

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    Mardi Gras Activities

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    The document contains a word search puzzle with words related to Mardi Gras hidden in a grid. The leftover letters spell out the phrase "throw me something" which is what people say to entice parade floats to throw them beads and other trinkets during Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans. It also includes an alphabet code to decode numbers in the Mardi Gras phrase into letters.

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    Atividades diversas sobre o Mardi Gras

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    The document contains a word search puzzle with words related to Mardi Gras hidden in a grid. The leftover letters spell out the phrase "throw me something" which is what people say to entice parade floats to throw them beads and other trinkets during Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans. It also includes an alphabet code to decode numbers in the Mardi Gras phrase into letters.

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    Mardi Gras Activities

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    The document contains a word search puzzle with words related to Mardi Gras hidden in a grid. The leftover letters spell out the phrase "throw me something" which is what people say to entice parade floats to throw them beads and other trinkets during Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans. It also includes an alphabet code to decode numbers in the Mardi Gras phrase into letters.

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    Find the hidden words in the grid below.

    Use the leftover letters to find the


    answer to the following:

    What do you say to entice people on the parade floats to throw you
    something?

    BABY KING
    BEADS KING CAKES
    CARNIVAL KREWE
    CELEBRATIONS MASKS
    COCONUTS NEWORLEANS
    COSTUMES PARADE
    CUPS PARTIES
    DOUBLOONS POWER
    FAITH PURPLE
    FAT TUESDAY QUEEN
    FLOATS REX
    FRENCH THROWS
    GOLD TRINKETS
    GREEN WHISTLES
    JUSTICE ZULU
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    Find the hidden words in the grid below. Use the leftover letters to find the
    answer to the following:

    What do you say to entice people on the parade floats to throw you
    something?

    ____________ ____________
    ____________ ____________
    ____________ ____________
    ____________ ____________
    ____________ ____________
    ____________ ____________
    ____________ ____________
    ____________ ____________
    ____________ ____________
    ____________ ____________
    ____________ ____________
    ____________ ____________
    ____________ ____________
    ____________ ____________
    ____________ ____________
    ____________ ____________ Created by Flickhappy

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    Answer Key

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    Mardi Gras alphabet code

    A= 1 F= 6 K= 11 P= 16 U= 21

    B= 2 G= 7 L= 12 Q= 17 V= 22

    C= 3 H= 8 M= 13 R= 18 W= 23

    D= 4 I= 9 N= 14 S= 19 X= 24

    E= 5 J= 10 O= 15 T= 20 Y= 25

    Z= 26

    _ _ _ _ _ _ _
    3 15 19 20 21 13 5

    _ _ _ _
    13 1 19 11

    _ _ _ _ _
    17 21 5 5 14
    _ _ _ _ _ _
    16 1 18 1 4 5

    _ _ _ _ _
    2 5 1 4 19

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    Drop Me Off in New Orleans Go To The Mardi Gras
    by Kermit Ruffins by Professor Longhair
    Slang (informal English) is very common in New Orleans. Some words are shorten and pronunciations
    are changed. Correct grammar is not important to some English speakers in the South.
    Gotta - Drop me off- Mardi Gras – a 2 week carnival held in New
    Down and out- Orleans.
    Dem - Em- Carnival – festivals held around the world 40
    Red Beans- a meal, beans and sauce on rice days before Easter (부활절)
    Hommies - Wanna-
    Mustard/Collard Greens- a side dish, steamed Zulu- a powerful 19th century African tribe
    vegetables in butter St. Claude and Dumaire-street names in New Orleans
    An' -

    Drop me off in New Orleans! ]


    Well if you go to New Orleans
    Have you _____________ to New Orleans? you ________ to go see the Mardi Gras
    It's the hottest city you've _____________. If you go to New Orleans
    Gotta love dem red beans, You ________ to go see the Mardi Gras
    you gotta love dem mustard greens. When you see the Mardi Gras
    In this city called New Orleans. Somebody'll ________ you what's Carnival for

    If you're not from New Orleans, let me hear you Get your ticket in your ________
    scream. If you wanna go through New Orleans
    Hope you're feeling much _________ now, Get your ticket in your ________
    like my hommies feel. If you wanna go through New Orleans
    When you're _________ down and out You know when you get to New Orleans
    and you ________ there's no way out... Somebody'll ________ you the Zulu King
    You get dropped off in New Orleans.
    You will ________ the Zulu King
    Drop me off in New Orleans, man! Down on St. Claude and Dumaire
    You know, you'll ________ the Zulu King
    Oh drop me off in New Orleans! Down on St. Claude and Dumaire
    Drop me off, Oh in New Orleans. An' if you stay right there
    Gotta love dem butter beans. I'm sure you'll ________ the Zulu Queen.
    Gotta love dem collard greens.
    So drop me off in New Orleans.

    If you're not from New Orleans, let me hear you


    scream.
    Hope you're feeling much __________ now,
    like my hommies do.
    When you're _________ down and out
    and you ________ there's no way out...
    Tell em drop me off in New Orleans.
    So drop me off in New Orleans.
    Drop me off in New Orleans.

    Drop me off in New Orleans, man!

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    Goin' Back To New Orleans – Dr John
    Some people in New Orleans used to speak French Creole- or 'Cajun'. Not many people speak it now,
    but some Cajun/Creole words and phrases are still used in everyday English in New Orleans.
    fe nan e' –Listen to me jambalaya- a meal, seafood/chicken/sausage mixed into rice
    na-na – grandmother pralines- a candy with nuts, looks like a cookie, very sweet
    parin – grandfather Mardi Gras- Mardi = Tuesday Gras = Fat, Fat Tuesday
    couzine – cousin Goin'- Cus- Lovin'- Comin'-
    etoufee – a meal, shrimp and sauce on rice crawfish- seafood, looks like a small lobster

    Goin' back ________, fe nan e'


    To the ________ of the beautiful queen Goin' back ________, fe nan e'
    Goin back to home to my ________ In the land of the Carnival Queen
    Goin' back to New Orleans I'm goin' back home to my ________
    Goin' back to New Orleans
    (On the double, here comes the Neville Brothers!)
    I want go back ________
    Seeing na-na, my parin, Back where I'm little known
    Couzine and my ma and pa Yeah, ________, boss
    Want to plant my feet on Rampart ________ You're ________ sweet ________.
    Be there for the Mardi Gras
    (Here come Pete Fountain)
    Goin' back home, fe nan e'
    And never more will I roam I want to see some
    Goin get me fill of that etoufee On that Mardi Gras queen
    Cus New Orleans is my _________ Good red beans
    Baby, I want to go back ________
    (Is that a jumbo jet? ________, sweet ________
    No, that's Big Al comin' to put a hurt on you) ________ back to New Orleans

    (On the level, there's Charlie Neville) (fade out with the Neville Brothers)
    Goin' back ________, fe nan e'
    Get some crawfish, jambalaya In the land of the Carnival Queen
    Red beans and fine pralines I'm goin' back ________ to my baby
    Get some lovin' that gonna satisfy Goin' back to New Orleans
    ____________ in New Orleans

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    Did you know that many people eat rice and spicy foods every day in New
    Orleans?

    Boiled Crawfish Etoufee and Collard Red Beans and Rice


    Greens Jambalaya

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