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Mardi Gras
A Jester float in the traditional Rex parade rolling down Canal Street in New Orleans...
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Shrove Tuesday Carnival in Binche, Belgium
Townsmen costumed as Gilles (versions of a clownlike stock character named Gille)...
Marie-Claire
Carnival water play
Children play with water as part of carnival celebrations at the San Agustín neighborhood...
© JUAN BARRETO—AFP/Getty Images
Rex parade float
Crowds reaching for beads as the Jester float passes along Canal Street during the...
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