The traditional colors of Mardi Gras are purple, green, and gold. These colors are said to have been chosen by Grand Duke Alexis Alexandrovitch Romanoff of Russia during a visit to New Orleans in 1872. This doctrine was reaffirmed in 1892, when the Rex Parade theme "Symbolism of Colors" gave the colors their meanings (Purple = Justice; Gold = Power; Green = Faith). Some argue, however, that the colors were chosen simply because they look good together, and the meanings were determined later (Source: Wikipedia).
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