Holiday: Mardi Gras
These sites are about New Orleans’s Mardi Gras festival. View a live shot of Bourbon Street or browse the many photographs showing the costumes and floats. Learn about the history of the parades and other fun facts.
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Nawlins: Mardi Gras Visitor Center
This site offers the history and facts about Mardi Gras. Click on the yellow text link "Fun Facts" near the top for more information.
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Signature Floats
Images of floats from the Krewe of Bacchus Mardi Gras parade.
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Mardi Gras Party Room
Blaine Kern's studio party room features his famous floats and decor. Use the tools to navigate around the room. NOTE: This is a commercial site with an online store.
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Mardi Gras Indians
This site explains the traditional Mardi Gras ceremony.
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How Stuff Works
This site explains the celebration of Mardi Gras. NOTE: The site includes ads.
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Bourbon Vieux Live Web Cam
See a live view of Bourbon Street in New Orleans. NOTE: Teachers should be aware that this is a live shot.
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Mardi Gras Photo Gallery
Here are two pages of photographs showing the Mardi Gras celebration.
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ThinkQuest: Mardi Gras Madness
This student-created site has fun facts and a game section.
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Pics4Learning: Mardi Gras
Here are some pictures of Mardi Gras floats, costumes, and food.
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PBS: Mardi Gras as History
Here is a short article about the history of Mardi Gras in New Orleans. NOTE: The reading level is for older students.
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PBS: Zulu Parade
Read this interview with three scholars about the significance of the New Orleans Mardi Gras' Zulu Parade. NOTE: The reading level is for older students.
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National Geographic: Mardi Gras
Watch this video about the first Mardi Gras in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
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