17 pictures of Mardi Gras you don't get to see

Ohlord Published 02/24/2020 in wow

They focus on the floats and the actual parades, but what happens before? People camp out days ahead of time on routes, plan costumes, it's intense. Here's 17 that show Mardi Gras life.

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We build walls of ladders
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Kid's school parades are intense
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There's a lot of pre-parade preparations. You can't just go into it totally sober
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And people start camping out and setting up shop the Friday before (Yeah, MARDI gras is a Tuesday)
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Costumes can be insane
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It's intense
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Pre-parading is as important as the parade itself. Mardi Gras day kicks things up even more, it's basically a costume fashion show and the street is your 8 mile runway
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Every school has a parade the Friday before they get out for Mardi Gras break
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MANNERS PEOPLE! MANNERS! Don't be that person.
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This is one of the Float Dens
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You don't just bring kids in a wagon to a parade. It has to be impressive.
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View from a flloat
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1.
We build walls of ladders
2.
3.
Kid's school parades are intense
4.
There's a lot of pre-parade preparations. You can't just go into it totally sober
5.
And people start camping out and setting up shop the Friday before (Yeah, MARDI gras is a Tuesday)
6.
Costumes can be insane
7.
It's intense
8.
Pre-parading is as important as the parade itself. Mardi Gras day kicks things up even more, it's basically a costume fashion show and the street is your 8 mile runway
9.
Every school has a parade the Friday before they get out for Mardi Gras break
10.
MANNERS PEOPLE! MANNERS! Don't be that person.
11.
This is one of the Float Dens
12.
13.
You don't just bring kids in a wagon to a parade. It has to be impressive.
14.
15.
View from a flloat
16.
17.