What's the significance of rubber eggs at Mardi Gras?

Feb 07, 2008 by Mr Funk | Posted in Other - Holidays

One of my friends was there to party in New Orleans on Mardi Gras where she received an egg with rubber as a gem (I do not think he was thrown from a float). We know the traditions around the bead throws ... Is there a meaning or significance to the rubber egg, or is it just another jewel? Thank you in advance!

just another jewel - any more than they have ever laid a real egg!
you should have also got a little rubber cigar!

Feb 10, 2008 | by mister ed

just another jewel - any more than they have ever laid a real egg!
you should have also got a little rubber cigar!
Feb 10, 2008 | by mister ed



2006 Mardi Gras Trinkets

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Mardi Gras Trinkets - News

It's Mardi Gras time.... throw me something, mister!
Jan 01, 1970 - Gather.com
It's Mardi Gras time.... throw me something, mister! It's Mardi Gras time. throw me something, mister!It's that time of year where ball gowns and tuxedos meet and mingle with masked men and women throwing beads and even in some cases, moon pies. Welcome to Mardi Gras, the Mobile version. Alabama's second largest city is the original home of the and more »

Carnival supply store feeling pinch from economy
Jan 01, 1970 - WLOX
Carnival supply store feeling pinch from economy Music NewsWorkers were placing beads in boxes, ripping apart bubble wrap and taping up the packages. It looked like a well orchestrated operation as employees hustled to fill online orders for Mardi Gras beads, toys and other trinkets. "About two weeks ago, Mardi Gras tidbits: The what-fors and whys answeredKrewe of Vidal parade rolls out weekend eventsSoldier's wife in southwest Louisiana on mission to send a little Mardi Gras all 128 news articles »

Mardi Gras doubloons: The Times-Picayune covers 175 years of New Orleans history
Jan 01, 1970 - NOLA.com
Mardi Gras doubloons: The Times-Picayune covers 175 years of New Orleans history Fenner ordered 80000 of the aluminum trinkets for the 1960 Rex parade, and a new tradition was born. The idea quickly caught on, and other Carnival krewes began producing their own doubloons in a variety of colors, featuring parade themes, royalty, and more »

Southeastern Roundup: Mardi Gras celebrations outside New Orleans
Jan 01, 1970 - Atlanta Journal Constitution
Visit Pensacola Krewe members throw beads and other trinkets from a pirate float during a Mardi Gras parade in Pensacola. If you want to experience a less-crowded and more family-friendly Louisiana-style Mardi Gras celebration, bypass the drunken and more »

Whimsical canine sculpture carries serious message
Jan 01, 1970 - NOLA.com
Whimsical canine sculpture carries serious message The whimsical sculptures are modeled after the trinkets fashioned from leftover Mardi Gras beads by generations of Louisiana schoolchildren. Paws on Parade could be called the “pet project” of the Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to and more »