New Orleans Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras or Carnival Time is the biggest celebration in New Orleans, Louisiana. The yearly festival includes numerous events throughout the city, and is known as the biggest free party on earth. The festival is rooted in the ancient European Carnival traditions.

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New Orleans Mardi Gras is based on New Orleans Mardi Gras by Infrogmation, Bill Ellett, David, Tom Holland, Jani Patokallio, Cacahuate, Nzpcmad, iGuide and others. New Orleans Mardi Gras is available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.
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