Mardi Gras

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I came across it late in the making of the documentary, but I have footage from 1996 at Mardi Gras in Sydney, this rickety footage.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Mardi Gras, which translates as Fat Tuesday, features floats, marching bands and dance crews across several days of free parades.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

We were on Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Service, which launched last August after the route, which heads east from New Orleans, was shut down more than 20 years ago due to damage sustained from Hurricane Katrina.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Second only to Mardi Gras for its dazzling displays, parades and parties, a New Orleans fall day is a guaranteed delight.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 27, 2025

“You been out on the streets dressed up like a Mardi Gras all this time.”

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole