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Mardi Gras Costumes
Celebrated on February 28, 2006
[ Carnival begins on January 6, 2006 ]
You don't have to
wear a costume if you don't enjoy that kind of thing. However,
when you look around, you may feel stranger out of costume than
in! (You might want to at least don one of the artistically
diverse masks sold on every street corner.) Costuming is big
business in New Orleans.
Originally, costumes were worn to keep the identities of krewe
members secret. Today, the secretiveness is no longer a big
deal. However, you can still risk your membership in older
krewes, like Comus and Rex, if you take off your mask during the
parade, though even they usually forgive krewe members for
moving their masks slightly to drink more easily or to kiss a
happy bead recipient!. |
