Mardi Gras in Mobile - Mardi Gras Icons

Mardi Gras Icons

Several common images or phrases appear during the Mardi Gras season:

• official Mardi Gras flags: flags with a special emblem in Mardi Gras colors
• signs or items using traditional colors: purple, green, and gold
• the faces of Comedy and Tragedy: the smiling and frowning theater faces
• feathered masks: with fluffy feathers attached at the edges
• Fleur de Lis: the French symbol from the time Mobile was the capital of the French colony
• "Let the good times roll!" (French: "Laissez les bons temps rouler")
• "Throw me something, Mister!"