24 February 2009: Scenes from the Rex parade as it rolled along the St. Charles Avenue parade route throwing beads, and various trinkets on Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mardi Gras is an annual celebration that ends at midnight with the start of the Catholic Lent season which begins with Ash Wednesday and ends with Easter.
24 February 2009: Scenes from the Rex parade as it rolled along the St. Charles Avenue parade route throwing beads, and various trinkets on Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mardi Gras is an annual celebration that ends at midnight with the start of the Catholic Lenten season which begins with Ash Wednesday and ends with Easter..