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Want some beads? You know what to do. Credit: Getty Images New Orleans' Mardi Gras festivities are noted for their colorful celebrations: Elaborate costumes, parade krewes, king cake ... and women flashing their breasts for worthless plastic ...

Freshly-fried beignets, a Mardi Gras favorite. Credit: Sarah Sosiack, Flickr Throughout the spring season leading up to Fat Tuesday, many people get a hankerin' for anything that reminds them of the traditional, New Orleans-style Mardi Gras ...

It's high time to plan your 2010 Super Bowl party for the Saints/Colts showdown this Sunday at Super Bowl XLIV. But while football fans across the nation will be serving up the obligatory chili, chicken wings and chips n' dip, why not put a special ...

Krewe of Rex float at Mardi Gras 2009. Credit: Getty Images Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans kick off on Fat Tuesday, January 6, and continue all the way through to Mardi Gras on February 16. Organized by and featuring different Carnival ...

Revelers let it all hang out on Fat Tuesday. Credit: Getty Images The phrase Fat Tuesday may not be as familiar to you as the term Mardi Gras, but they are, in fact, the very same thing. "Mardi" is French for Tuesday and "Gras" is French for Fat. ...

Most Mardi Gras balls are by invitation only. Photo: Getty Images Mardi Gras balls are a much-anticipated highlight of the annual Carnival celebrations. While countries around the world celebrate Carnival, it is annual party in New Orleans that ...

Carnival means it's time to bust out the feathers. Photo: Antonio Scorza, Getty Images Aside from the obvious differences -- one festival features women who'll go topless for beads and the other features scantily-clad dancers in feathery costumes ...

Traditional king cake recipe. Photo: The Gifted Photographer, Flickr If you're visiting New Orleans over the next month or so, you might notice an unusually high concentration of delicious-looking round cakes turning up at Carnival celebrations ...

Mardi Gras comes from the French term meaning "Fat Tuesday." Photo: Karrett Barbosa/Flickr Mardi Gras means "Fat Tuesday" and is celebrated on the day before Ash Wednesday. This year, Mardi Gras falls on Tuesday, February 16. Mardi Gras is ...