What Do The Colors Of Mardi Gras Mean?

Have you ever wondered why the purple, green and gold are the famous colors of Mardi Gras? I mean, tradition is hard to break but how did it start? Well, keep reading to find out!

Mardi Gras colors are purple, green and gold.

Purple stands for justice, green for faith and gold is for power.

Mardigrasneworleans.com stated that the usage of the colors dated back to 1872 and was chosen by Rex, “King” in Latin to greet Russian Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich Romanoff. Woah! Who wouldn’t want THAT type of greeting?! Also, he decided that a flag should have three colors with one being a metal- gold. This is one of many theories.

Fun Gem: According to mardigrasneworleans.com, Mardi Gras colors influenced the choice of school colors for archrivals Louisiana State University and Tulane University. They say when LSU was deciding on its colors, the shops in New Orleans had stocked up on purple, green, and gold for the Mardi Gras season. LSU decided upon purple and gold, and bought much of it. Tulane bought much of the only remaining color – green. I’m running a Mardi Gras T-shirt giveaway beginning on February 1st at 12 pm CT to February 22, 2020 at 10 am CT.

Author Citations:

“Mardi Gras Colors.” Mardi Gras New Orleans, www.mardigrasneworleans.com/history/traditions/colors.