The aquarium explains that a large portion of the discarded necklaces end up in habitats and waterways. Once there, the beads may be consumed by unsuspecting animals. According to the Ecology Center, ...

Shortly after the bead necklaces became popular ... the onlookers is very much tied into the meaning at the heart of Mardi Gras: anti-establishment and anti-royalty sentiment.

Shippensburg University College of Arts and Sciences Dean Sabita Manian hosted the inaugural Beads and Beignets social hour on March 5 in the Dauphin Humanities Center Fishbowl.

I knew not the art of catching a throw listed by Vincent Spear in his 1969 pamphlet, Techniques of Mardi Gras Throw-Catching; or, How to Ruin a $50 Sport Coat to Catch a 10¢ Necklace. Or ...

Parade spectators attempt to catch bead necklaces from the parade floats during the big parade for the 15th Annual Mardi Gras Nocona Style on Clay Street in Nocona on Saturday, Mar. 1, 2025.