March is Mardi Gras Carnival Month

Spring is here, and March is a month which includes Mardi Gras Carnivals.
I found these beautiful images of this on Wikimedia Commons images. They have many wonderful photos there of these events.
 Here are a few:

This is a mask attributed to the US Department of Agriculture.

This is a Mardi Gras Parade in New Orleans, Louisiana, March 18, 2011, Library of Congress.

Trombone player at Mardi Gras (on Wikimedia).

Celebration in French Quarter.

Poster from Library of Congress representing Mother of Mystics.