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Lackey Crossing Tag Mardi Gras Lackey

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Released:
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Origin:
Louisiana, United States
Recently Spotted:
In the hands of FFinds98.

This is not collectible.

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I want to visit as many caches as possible and make it back to Louisiana in time for Mardi Gras 2014!

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This  Mardi Gras Lackey also contains a King Cake Baby and a Dubloon.

A King Cake is a dessert containing a hidden trinket. The person who finds this trinket in a serving is the recipient of good luck or a prize, or is selected to provide the dessert for the following year's festivities. It's a European tradition.
Holiday Traditions
King cake is often served during Christian holidays such as Christmas, Easter and Mardi Gras.
The prize found in the cake is often a figurine of a baby, representing the infant Christ, though you can find figurines of almost anything in king cakes. Some such figurines have become collector's items.
European Christian traditions made their way to the New World, and king cake is found on tables in Latin America during Christmas and Easter. A distinctive purple, green and gold king cake is a famous New Orleans Mardi Gras icon.
Scandinavian countries practice variations on this tradition. In Denmark, rice pudding with a hidden almond instead of a figurine is served at Christmas.
The lucky finder of the baby will receive a prize or simply have good luck the following year. The winner often is the one who must provide the dessert for next year's celebration, and/or host the party.

Mardi Gras doubloons are one of the treasures thrown from floats during the Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans. The tradition of doubloons started in 1960, although glass beads and other novelties have been thrown to parade watchers since the 19th century. In 1872 the signature colors of Mardi Gras, purple, green, and gold, were introduced, along with the figure King Rex. It was King Rex who first threw doubloons to the crowd.

Many thanks to the Lackey  who helped me with an issue by phone and then sent me this nice trackable!




  

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Tracking History (109232.7mi) View Map

Visited 2/7/2024 FFinds98 took it to monkey stash #4 Michigan - 15.38 miles  Visit Log
Visited 1/2/2024 FFinds98 took it to The Perforated Bridge Cache Michigan - 123.48 miles  Visit Log
Visited 1/1/2024 FFinds98 took it to Big Blue Michigan - 16.16 miles  Visit Log
Visited 1/1/2024 FFinds98 took it to New Years Eve Anticipation Michigan - 17.81 miles  Visit Log
Visited 12/31/2023 FFinds98 took it to Landon's Treasure Michigan - .43 miles  Visit Log
Visited 12/31/2023 FFinds98 took it to Rocky Top Michigan - 15.06 miles  Visit Log
Visited 12/31/2023 FFinds98 took it to July 2, 1993 Michigan - 14.91 miles  Visit Log
Visited 12/25/2023 FFinds98 took it to DBG's Bag of Caches: RDC4106 Creation Michigan - 25.63 miles  Visit Log
Visited 12/25/2023 FFinds98 took it to Popcorn, Get Your Popcorn! Michigan - 15.88 miles  Visit Log
Visited 12/25/2023 FFinds98 took it to GR History #9 - Herpolsheimer's Michigan - .27 miles  Visit Log
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