Mardi Gras: Thousands at Carnival in New Orleans

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Thousands at Mardi Gras in New Orleans

Members of the Monogram Hunters Black Masking Indians parade on Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans. photo

© Matthew Hinton/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP/dpa

In the US southern metropolis of New Orleans, Carnival reaches its climax on Mardi Gras. Thousands watched the spectacle on the streets. There were also colorful celebrations in Bolivia.

Thousands of people have… New Orleans accompanies the Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) carnival parades. The day before Ash Wednesday is the highlight of the two-week carnival in the US southern metropolis in the state of Louisiana. In the days before Mardi Gras, numerous groups usually parade through the colorfully decorated streets of the old town.

French immigrants started the tradition of colorful parades before Lent in Louisiana in the 18th century. Every year, numerous tourists come to the street carnival in the city, which is called the “Big Easy” because of the casual lifestyle of its residents.

Meanwhile, in Bolivia, people celebrated “Martes de Challa” (Challa Tuesday), on which “Pachamama” (Mother Earth) is thanked with gifts in the South American country. Indigenous people wear colorful costumes.

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