Weirdest Things People Do To Celebrate Mardi Gras

Weirdest Things People Do To Celebrate Mardi Gras

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Mardi Gras is a raucous festival that starts on Fat Tuesday and lasts until Ash Wednesday. Here are the strangest things Catholics do to celebrate the holiday.

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Practicing Cultural Insensitivity

Practicing Cultural Insensitivity

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The rich history of this holiday creates an opportunity to be offensive to multiple groups at once.

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Fly To New Orleans To Drink When There’s Plenty Of Beer In The Fridge In The Garage

Fly To New Orleans To Drink When There’s Plenty Of Beer In The Fridge In The Garage

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There’s even some liquor in some boxes in the basement.

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Expose The Skin And Fatty Tissue Around The Mammary Gland To Individuals Who Are Not Their Young

Expose The Skin And Fatty Tissue Around The Mammary Gland To Individuals Who Are Not Their Young

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The weirdest part is that no milk is exchanged, only skin and plastic.

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Glamorize Catholicism

Glamorize Catholicism

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In an unusual custom, people celebrate the holiday by briefly pretending that Catholicism can be fun.

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Vehicular Manslaughter

Vehicular Manslaughter

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When some people get drunk, they can do the wildest things.

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Quietly Observe The Celebrations From The Safety Of Their Balcony

Quietly Observe The Celebrations From The Safety Of Their Balcony

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Freaks.

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Dumping Hot Gumbo From Parade Floats Onto Screaming Crowds Below

Dumping Hot Gumbo From Parade Floats Onto Screaming Crowds Below

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Though people beg to be covered in soup, this tradition sends millions to the emergency room each year.

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Stuff Their Mouths With Beads And Swing The Bead Strands Around While Screaming Through the Beads

Stuff Their Mouths With Beads And Swing The Bead Strands Around While Screaming Through the Beads

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There’s just something in the air at Mardi Gras.

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Attempting To Sell The Louisiana Purchase Back To France

Attempting To Sell The Louisiana Purchase Back To France

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Weird that they think France accepts returns after 30 days.

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The Hunt

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What hunt? We never heard of any hunt! So come on down to New Orleans and don’t waste time telling family or friends where you’re headed.

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Recreate The Most Iconic Scenes From The Movie ‘Grease’

Recreate The Most Iconic Scenes From The Movie ‘Grease’

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John Travolta insists on doing this every single year and no one can talk him out of it.

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Walk In A Parade

Walk In A Parade

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Just because it took you and your friends three hours to find your parked car in the French Quarter doesn’t mean it was a parade.

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Throw Mardi Gras Beads At The Fattest Trombonist In Town Until He Cries

Throw Mardi Gras Beads At The Fattest Trombonist In Town Until He Cries

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Previously a highlight of the New Orleans Mardi Gras parade, many now feel too guilty to make the fat trombonist cry.

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Visit Papa’s Grave

Visit Papa’s Grave

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People weirdly like to bring flowers to their father’s headstone every year on the anniversary of his sudden and tragic Mardi Gras-related death.

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Remaining Clothed

Remaining Clothed

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While full or partial nudity is traditional, some odd revelers opt to keep their clothes on.

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Cry When They Get Their Drunk Ass Beat At A Texas Roadhouse

Cry When They Get Their Drunk Ass Beat At A Texas Roadhouse

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They showed up inebriated and handsy, so they need to learn to take a drop like a grown up.

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Cleaning Up After The Fact

Cleaning Up After The Fact

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Some revelers find that sweeping up litter and pressure washing the streets to be the most decadent pleasure of them all.

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You’ve Made It This Far...

You’ve Made It This Far...

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