Revelers wrestle during Fat Tuesday celebrations.
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People march in the St. Anne parade through the Marigny on Tuesday.
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Flambeaux are lit before the start of the Krewe of Orpheus along the Uptown parade route on Monday.
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A reveler dressed as a nun rests against a wall during Fat Tuesday celebrations.
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People cry out for beads from floats in the Krewe of Orpheus parade on Napoleon Avenue on Monday.
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The John F. Kennedy Senior High School Marching Band plays while marching down Jackson Avenue.
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Gregg Andrews wears a mask on Bourbon Street.
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A group of friends calling themselves "The Ostentation" form a dance line with the Society of St. Anne on Royal Street.
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The King of Carnival, Joseph Storey Charbonnet, waves to the crowd.
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Singer Robin Thicke reigns as Bacchus LII during a parade on Sunday.
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People party on Bourbon Street during Mardi Gras celebrations on Tuesday.
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New Orleans' first Mardi Gras parade took place in 1837.
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A member of the Skeleton Krewe walks through New Orleans' French Quarter on Tuesday.
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Flambeaux, a group that recreates how parades were lit up with torches before electricity, walks in front of the Krewe of Orpheus float.
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The Krewe of Bacchus parade takes place in New Orleans ahead of Mardi Gras. "Krewes" are social clubs that organize various parades and parties.
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The 610 Stompers dance on Napoleon Avenue on Monday.
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The Krewe of Muses celebrates its 20th year as it travels along the uptown route in New Orleans on Friday.
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A float rider with the Krewe of Bacchus throws beads to the crowd. Contrary to popular belief, there is no need for nudity to attract throws.
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Paradegoers leave flowers and candles for a woman who was killed when she was hit by a tandem float this year. There was later another death that involved a tandem float, which has two or more floats connected together by a hitch and pulled by a tractor. New Orleans officials banned tandem floats in the wake of those deaths.
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Singer and actor Harry Connick, Jr. throws beads with the Krewe of Orpheus, a group that he co-founded.
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A float in the Krewe of Bacchus parade rolls down the street.
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