Its a way of life, and its something folks look forward to year-round.
A king cake isnt a king cake without aplastic baby tucked inside.
Joining The Big Parade
Paradingis a big part of the Carnival tradition.
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For the holiday, everyone comes dressed in the trio of colors.
The tradition arose out of necessity for revelers to see parades that took place at night.
Flambeaux often twirl or throw their lit torches for a little extra flame-filled flair.
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Somehow thesweet treatstuck, and today its part of the Mardi Gras cannon.
In Mobile, the new year is rung in every year with the dropping of a giant Moon Pie.
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