Photos: Mardi Gras revelry in New Orleans
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NEW ORLEANS, LA - FEBRUARY 12: Skeleton heads rest on the ground in Jackson Square on Mardi Gras Day in French Quarter February 12, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Fat Tuesday, the traditional celebration on the day before Ash Wednesday and the begining of Lent, is marked in New Orleans with parades and marches through many neighborhoods in the city. (Photo by Rusty Costanza/Getty Images)