New Orleans Mardi Gras ... a local perspective
Wed, Feb 18th 2009, 09:41
Mardi Gras is french for Fat Tuesday, otherwise known as Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent begins.
The Mardi Gras festivities have been on the go for most of February, a month of parades culminating in the fun and colour of Fat Tuesday next week.
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