New Orleans for Mardi Gras Feb 21, 2023

New Orleans for Mardi Gras

Welcome to Mardi Gras, the festivity celebrated before the start of Lent in Roman Catholic countries around the world and in many parts of the US. Mardi Gras is especially big here in New Orleans, where celebrations date back to sometime in the mid-18th century.

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