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When
non-New Orleanians think of Mardi Gras, images
of rowdy exuberance and Bourbon-Street excess
typically come to mind. What they often don't
realize is that for the vast majority of locals,
Mardi Gras is a very much a family affair. Children's
activities include king-cake balls,
costume-making, second-lining and watching parades
from atop festively festooned ladders while
wielding butterfly nets to snag airborne trinkets
tossed by riders on floats. And if all this
weren't enough to induce allegiance to the festivities,
there's the fact that the children of the realm are freed from
their studies for the better part of a week. |
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