Images: Mardi Gras
See images of Mardi Gras-related observances Fat Tuesday and also from Monday around the suburbs and nation.
Members of the all-male dance group "The 610 Stompers" perform during the Krewe of Proteus Mardi Gras Parade in New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. The day is known as Lundi Gras, the day before Mardi Gras.
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Revelers reach for beads being thrown from floats during the Krewe of Proteus Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. The day is known as Lundi Gras, the day before Mardi Gras.
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Members of the Alcorn State University Band march in the Krewe of Proteus Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. The day is known as Lundi Gras, the day before Mardi Gras.
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The Krewe of Proteus Mardi Gras parade roles down Napoleon Aveune in New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. The day is known as Lundi Gras, the day before Mardi Gras.
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Float riders throw beads to spectators in the rain during Queen Evangeline's Mardi Gras Parade in Lafayette, La., Monday, Feb. 16, 2015.
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Revelers play brass band music as they begin the march of the Society of Saint Anne Mardi Gras parade, on Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. Revelers in glitzy costumes filled the streets of New Orleans for the annual fat Tuesday bash, opening a day of partying, parades and good-natured jostling for beads and trinkets tossed from passing floats.
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Queen Evangeline LXXVI Ann-Riley Louise Lane waves to her scepter while riding through downtown Lafayette, La., during Queen Evangeline's Mardi Gras Parade, Monday, Feb. 16, 2015. Monday, known in New Orleans as Lundi Gras, includes the traditional ceremonial meeting between the king and queen of the Krewe of Zulu and Rex, the King of Carnival, and his queen.
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Central Continental Bakery in Mount Prospect was the site for the annual pilgrimage for the Polish treat Paczki as hundreds turned out for their orders of traditional, fresh fruit and gourmet styles. Here employee Connie Trakas makes fruit-filled ones.
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Central Continental Bakery in Mount Prospect was the site for the annual pilgrimage for the Polish treat Paczki as hundreds turned out for their orders of traditional, fresh fruit and gourmet styles. Jennifer Manzi of Park Ridge carries out her order as people pack the place trying to get their stomachs and orders filled.
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Gary Brignac, a courir capitaine, or leader, leads the opening procession of horses through downtown Mamou for the Courir de Mardi Gras in Mamou, La., Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. Courir participants travel through the town, begging homeowners for ingredients to create a large community gumbo, while chasing chickens as part of the holiday tradition.
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Costumed riders cheer as they begin the Courir de Mardi Gras in Mamou, La., Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. Courir participants travel through the town, begging homeowners for ingredients to create a large community gumbo, while chasing chickens as part of the holiday tradition.
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Courir participants vie for a chicken during the Courir de Mardi Gras in Mamou, La., Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. Courir participants travel through the town, begging homeowners for ingredients to create a large community gumbo, while chasing chickens as part of the holiday tradition.
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Paris Honeycutt, 8, of Biloxi, Miss., reaches for throws during the Gulf Coast Carnival Association Mardi Gras parade in Biloxi, Miss.,on Mardi Gras, Tuesday Feb. 17, 2015. Four parades rolled in South Mississippi on Fat Tuesday, the final day of the Mardi Gras season.
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A reveler tosses beads from the upper level of a two-deck float Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015 during the Krewe of Diamonds Mardi Gras parade on Mardi Gras, in Bay St. Louis, Miss.
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A float rider dances during the Gulf Coast Carnival Association Mardi Gras parade in Biloxi, Miss., on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. Four parades rolled in South Mississippi on Fat Tuesday, the final day of the Mardi Gras season. (AP Photo/Sun Herald, John Fitzhugh)
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A parade-goer looks as the Rex parade rolls through on Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. The crowd was thick along St. Charles Avenue, where the route of Zulu, the day's first big parade, merged with that of Rex, one of the most elaborate. Rex was followed by two long "truck parades" - floats built up from flatbed trailers and decorated by costumed riders.
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Rex, King of Carnival, gives well wishes to the crowds on Canal Street on Mardi Gras, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, in New Orleans. The crowd was thick along St. Charles Avenue, where the route of Zulu, the day's first big parade, merged with that of Rex, one of the most elaborate. Rex was followed by two long "truck parades" - floats built up from flatbed trailers and decorated by costumed riders.
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A person participates in the Rex parade rolls through on Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. The crowd was thick along St. Charles Avenue, where the route of Zulu, the day's first big parade, merged with that of Rex, one of the most elaborate. Rex was followed by two long "truck parades" - floats built up from flatbed trailers and decorated by costumed riders.
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A person waves as the Rex parade rolls through on Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. The crowd was thick along St. Charles Avenue, where the route of Zulu, the day's first big parade, merged with that of Rex, one of the most elaborate. Rex was followed by two long "truck parades" - floats built up from flatbed trailers and decorated by costumed riders.
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The Rex parade rolls through on Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. The crowd was thick along St. Charles Avenue, where the route of Zulu, the day's first big parade, merged with that of Rex, one of the most elaborate. Rex was followed by two long "truck parades" - floats built up from flatbed trailers and decorated by costumed riders.
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Rex, King of Carnival, Christian T. Brown, waves to the crowd during the Krewe of Rex parade on Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. Revelers in glitzy costumes filled the streets of New Orleans for the annual fat Tuesday bash, opening a day of partying and parades.
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Revelers in costume watch from a balcony during the Society of Saine Anne parade on Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015. Revelers in glitzy costumes filled the streets of New Orleans for the annual fat Tuesday bash, opening a day of partying, parades and good-natured jostling for beads and trinkets tossed from passing floats.
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The parade rolls through on Mardi Gras, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, in New Orleans. The crowd was thick along St. Charles Avenue, where the route of Zulu, the day's first big parade, merged with that of Rex, one of the most elaborate. Rex was followed by two long "truck parades" - floats built up from flatbed trailers and decorated by costumed riders.
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Revelers play brass band music as they begin the march of the Society of Saint Anne Mardi Gras parade, on Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015.
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Revelers participate in the Society of Saint Anne parade on Mardi Gras day in the Marigny section of New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015.
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Revelers pack Bourbon Street beneath the balcony of the Royal Sonesta Hotel in New Orleans on Mardi Gras day in the French Quarter, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015.
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Revelers participate in the Society of Saint Anne parade on Mardi Gras day in the Marigny section of New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015.
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Revelers throw beads from a balcony during Mardi Gras day festivities on Bourbon St. in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015.
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