10 Ways New Orleans Celebrates Mardi Gras

 
 


Costumes

One of the best things about Mardi Gras is the dressing up in fun and extravagant costumes! The only other day of the year when it's acceptable to dress up like this is Halloween, which the local New Orleaners know is not nearly as wild as their Mardi Gras celebrations.

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