Images: Mardi Gras

Gallery posted: 2/12/2013 4:02 PM

About this Gallery

Images of Mardi Gras celebrations. The Tuesday prior to Ash Wednesday, Mardi Gras- "Fat Tuesday" in French, is cause for celebration as the last day before the ritual fasting of the religious Lenten season. The City of New Orleans is often associated with Mardi Gras celebrations, as well as Rio de Janeiro and Quebec City.