Mardi Gras: Media

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Videos

All about Carnival: The festive season before Lent
The name Carnival might come from a Latin phrase meaning “to take away meat.”
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Images

king cake
Louisiana-style king cake for Mardi Gras.
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New Orleans: Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, undated photograph.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.