Mardi Gras has come a long way since '78
Mardi Gras has come a long way since '78 Updated: 00:47, Sunday March 3, 2013 Fireworks, glittering transvestites and a sprinkling of popstars lit up Sydney's Mardi Gras but the loudest cheers were saved for the festival's founding cast.
Fat Tuesday will officially kick Mardi Gras celebrations into high gear tomorrow, as the annual festival in which ``New Orleans expresses itself in song, dance and masked spectacle'' hits full stride.