BALL - A masked ball.
BOUEF GRAS - a papier
mache' version of the fatted bull or ox (symbol of the last meat eaten before the Lent).
CAPTAIN - leader of a Carnival organization.
CARNIVAL - season of merriment in New Orleans which begins on January 6 and ends on Fat Tuesday (the 12th).
COURT - The royalty of a Carnival organization.
DEN - warehouse where floats are built and stored.
DOUBLOONS - Aluminum coin-like objects.
FAT TUESDAY - the last day before Lent.
FAVOR - A souvenir.
FLAMBEAUX - Naphtha-fueled torches.
INVITATION - printed request for attendance at a Carnival ball.
KING CAKE - sugared pastry that contains a plastic doll hidden
inside.
KREWE - term for all Carnival organizations.
MARDI GRAS - French for Fat Tuesday.
MARDI GRAS INDIANS - black men in New Orleans who portray American Indians.
THROW - trinkets tossed from floats.
Magical Costumes
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