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NEW ORLEANS, LA - FEBRUARY 9: Rex, King of Carnival, Michael W. Kearney, toasts his queen during Mardi Gras day on February 9, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras in French, is a celebration traditionally held before the observance of Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the Christian Lenten season. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) 
Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images 
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - FEBRUARY 9, 2016: Rex, King of Carnival, Michael W. Kearney, toasts his queen during Mardi Gras day on February 9, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras in French, is a celebration traditionally held before the observance of Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the Christian Lenten season. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)