Wecome to New Orleans! Come and join us for Mardi Gras! We've rented a room right here on Bourbon Street, to watch the parade and join in all the festivities! Mardi Gras means "Fat Tuesday" and the date may fall anywhere from early February to early March. This year it's February 24, but all the parties and parades haf been going on fur a couple weeks before. The official colors for Mardi Gras are purple, green, and gold. These colors were chosen in 1872 by the King of Carnival, Rex. He just happened to choose our fafurite colors! Purple represents justice Green represents faith Gold represents power During Mardi Gras, people from all over the world, and kitties too, come to New Orleans to enjoy this extravagant, happy holiday. Mewsette: Oh, my! Come out on the balcony! Lookit the crowds, and how colorful efurrything is! Ginger: Did mew efur see so many bright colors! I see feathers efurrywheres! Phelicity: The whole street is packed! Look how they're dancin along! Hear the happy mewsic? E.T.: That's a good marching band! Did mew hear dat? What are dey shouting? Mewsette: They say "Throw us somethin, kitties!" Oh yes, let's do that! Ginger: I heard efurrybody throws beads and trinkets to the crowds! Phelicity: Yeah! E.T., can we throw them some of our beads? We gots so many, all colors! E.T.: Sure can! Look here, I got us a whole box full of beads. Get mew some pawfuls and let's throw some! Mewsette: There's gonna be more parade, wif floats too! We'll be able to see the whole thing from here! Ginger: When are da floats gonna come? Is dat part purrdy soon? Phelicity: In just a liddle while I think. Is mew gettin hungry? I am. E.T.: Come on back in and see what I ordered from Room Service, gurrls. Yer gonna luff it! Next