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Masked riders toss beads to the crowd during the Krewe of Hermes parade as it rolls down St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans February 8, 2013, on the last weekend of the Carnival season. Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, is February 12. UPI/A.J. Sisco