Carnival celebrations

The Krewe of Zulu takes the turn onto Canal Street from St. Charles Avenue during Mardi Gras in New Orleans. (Matthew Hinton / Associated Press)

Feb. 17, 2015 10:06 AM PT

Zulu King Andrew “Pete” Sanchez, Jr., the 100th Zulu King, takes the turn onto Canal Street from St. Charles Avenue during Mardi Gras in New Orleans. (Matthew Hinton / AP)

Revelers walk past trash in the gutter on Bourbon Street, in the early hours of the morning after Mardi Gras, in the French Quarter of New Orleans. (Gerald Herbert / Associated Press)

A foot marcher with the Krewe of Zulu parade holds a painted coconut during Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans. (DAN ANDERSON / EPA)

A person walks during the Rex parade rolls through during Mardi Gras in New Orleans. (David Grunfeld / Associated Press)

Revelers with Mocidade Alegre samba school perform Saturday in a Carnival parade in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Nelson Almeida / AFP/Getty Images)

A reveler covered in motor oil and wearing horns appears Monday in a Carnival parade in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (Hector Retamal / AFP/Getty Images)

A reveler performs Monday in a Carnival parade in Panama City. (Rodrigo Arangua / AFP/Getty Images)

A man participates Monday in the street carnival “Los Indianos” in Santa Cruz de la Palma, on the Canary island of La Palma. (Desiree Martin / AFP/Getty Images)

Performers from the Unidos da Tijuca samba school parade during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Felipe Dana / Associated Press)

Revelers of the Unidos da Tijuca samba school perform on the second day of the parades in the Sambodromo during the 2015 Rio de Janeiro Carnival. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP/Getty Images)

Revelers of the Portela samba school perform on the second day of the parades in the Sambodromo during the 2015 Carnival of Rio de Janeiro. (YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP/Getty Images)

Melanie Spencer drinks champagne on her front porch waiting for Mardi Gras parades Sunday in New Orleans. (Dan Anderson / EPA)

Crowds fill the street between Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans. (Dan Anderson / EPA)

Brielle Dickson cheers after catching beads from a float in the Krewe of Thoth parade in New Orleans. (Dan Anderson / EPA)

Bryon Foster waits for the next parade in New Orleans. (Dan Anderson / EPA)

A man on a float in the Krewe of Proteus parade throws beads to the crowd in New Orleans. (Dan Anderson / EPA)

A brass band plays for the Krewe of Orpheus Mardi Gras parade on Monday night in New Orleans. (Dan Anderson / EPA)

Stefanie Lombardo, left, catches beads from a float in the Krewe of Thoth in New Orleans on Sunday as the city celebrates Mardi Gras. (Dan Anderson / EPA)