Mardi Gras 2016:

Today, Mardi Gras 2016,

has many parades to see or in which be seen.

So, maybe you really ought a'

visit New Orleans' French Quarter?

or for more sophisticated and historic menace--

Venice?

Or, celebrate. Allegro Con Brio,

in Brazil and Rio?

Or, if you don't mind your back bent.

on the day before Lent,

limbo with lumbago

in Trinidad and Tobago?

Anyway, why not try something rash--

today to leave behind sorrow--

then make an Ash

of yourself tomorrow?

HzL

2/9/16

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New Orleans Mardi Gras 2016: Dates, List Of Popular Parade Routes, Schedules

BY JACKIE SALO @JACKIE_SALO ON 02/06/16 AT 4:35 PM

RTR4PZK5 — A reveller makes his way through the French Quarter on Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana Feb. 17, 2015.PHOTO: REUTERS

Mardi Gras 2016 and the king cake and iconic plastic bead-filled frenzy that comes along with the New Orleans celebration has already begun. The festivities have been a tradition in the Louisiana city since 1857.

For many, the numerous parades, which are headed by different krewes, are the most anticipated part of the festivities. Revelers camp out in the streets to check out the ornate floats and brass bands, and perhaps, catch some beads and other regalia thrown into the crowds.

Below is the general parade schedule through Tuesday. All events are listed in Central Standard Time.

Saturday

Parade: Krewe of NOMTOC

Start Time: 10:45 a.m.