Mardi Gras 2012 Kicks off with Huge Parade in New Orleans [SLIDESHOW]

IBTimes Wednesday 22nd February, 2012

Party-goers have flocked in their hundreds of thousands to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras, lured to the French Quarter by the chance to snag beads and watch the parades. The celebrations kicked off on "Fat Tuesday", which marks the beginning of Lent. Hundreds of floats paraded by as revellers in outrageous costumes watched and...

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