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The nation gears up for the big Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans.

A large crowd fills The Strand after the Knights of Momus Grand Night Parade at Mardi Gras in Galveston on Saturday night Feb. 18, 2012.

Mardi Gras revelers try to stay dry as heavy rains fall near the start of the Krewe of Endymion parade in New Orleans. The parade was postponed for over an hour due to weather conditions.

Revelers celebrate Lundi Gras, the day before the Carnival season culminates on Fat Tuesday in New Orleans.

A participant in the Mardi Gras "Krewe of Tucks" parade tosses a football from his float as he drives through the streets of New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. It may be just another Monday anywhere else, but in New Orleans it's Lundi Gras the day before the Carnival season culminates on Fat Tuesday.

Braving the cold and rain, Tulane University student Lindsey Barber , right, catches beads as the 2,510 members of the super krewe Endymion present a 27-float parade entitled "Happily Ever After" on Saturday, February 18, 2012, in New Orleans.

The Joker yells to the crowd as the Krewe of Insanity float makes its way down the parade route Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012, during the St. Paul Carnival Association parade in Pass Christian, Miss.

The Krewe of Mid-City's "Apocalypso: Party at the End of the World" parade rolls uptown on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012 in New Orleans.

Eurcerl Broach dances to "Shout" during the St. Paul Carnival Association parade in Pass Christian, Miss., Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012.

Mardi Gras revelers try to stay dry as heavy rains fall near the start of the Krewe of Endymion parade in New Orleans. The parade was postponed for over an hour due to weather conditions.

Jaqueline Mortenson watches through a window the passing Thoth parade as it reflects its 65th anniversary ride, which chose "Streets of New Orleans" as its theme, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012 in New Orleans.

Ashley Hoda, left, and Ashley Edge dance as they wait for the St. Paul Carnival Association parade to start Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012 in Pass Christian, Miss.

Beads are thrown off a float as it passes by on Davis Street during the St. Paul Carnival Association parade in Pass Christian, Miss., Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012.

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A large crowd fills The Strand after the Knights of Momus Grand Night Parade at Mardi Gras in Galveston on Saturday night Feb. 18, 2012.

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