Happy Mardi Gras : New Orleans kicks off Mardi Gras celebrations today (Tuesday, February 16th), and the people in New Orleans, certainly have a lot to celebrate this year. The city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina once again in 2005 and it is taking over the city for a long time to rebuild itself.
The people of New Orleans need something big was happening, to bring them all together, which took place this year, in the form of the New Orleans Saints win the fourth and Forty-game Super Bowl, which saw them pitted against the likes of the Indianapolis Colts.
Mardi Gras is not happening only a week after the Super Bowl, so the people in New Orleans and may have been celebrated for a week. Mardi Gras celebrations today can only be classified as a continuation of the party, with a parade included as well.
For a full schedule for the 2010 Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras show, you can visit mardigrasneworleans.com. Display begins in 8am, with a lot of the floats participating. So take yourself down toNew Orleans today, as no doubt it would be great, and show color.
Happy Mardi Gras
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