Mardi Gras Word Search
Mardi Gras is the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, and its name is French for Fat Tuesday. New Orleans is known for its parades, its krewes and the colors purple, green and gold.
Mardi Gras word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- beads
- costume
- crown
- float
- gold
- green
- mask
- music
- parade
- purple
Mardi Gras word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- beads
- carnival
- costume
- crown
- feather
- float
- gold
- green
- jazz
- king cake
- mask
- music
- neworleans
- parade
- purple
Mardi Gras word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- beads
- carnival
- costume
- crown
- feather
- float
- gold
- green
- jazz
- jester
- king cake
- krewe
- mask
- masquerade
- music
- neworleans
- parade
- purple
- trumpet
- tuesday
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Words in the Mardi Gras word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- mask
- A face covering worn at parades and balls.
- beads
- Strings of colorful beads tossed from floats.
- parade
- A procession of floats, bands and marchers.
- purple
- One of three Mardi Gras colors, standing for justice.
- green
- A Mardi Gras color that stands for faith.
- gold
- A Mardi Gras color that stands for power.
- float
- A decorated platform pulled through a parade.
- music
- Brass bands and songs that fill the streets.
- crown
- Headwear worn by a parade king or queen.
- costume
- Outfit worn for the celebration and balls.
- feather
- A plume used to decorate masks and headdresses.
- jazz
- A music style born in New Orleans.
- carnival
- The season of celebration leading up to Fat Tuesday.
- king cake
- A ring shaped cake with a small figure baked inside.
- neworleans
- The Louisiana city famous for Mardi Gras.
- jester
- A costumed figure in a belled cap and bright suit.
- tuesday
- The day of the week Mardi Gras always falls on.
- krewe
- An organization that stages a parade or ball.
- masquerade
- A party where guests wear masks.
- trumpet
- A brass horn heard in New Orleans street bands.
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