Mardi Gras in New Orleans

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Well, Mardi Gras season is upon us here in NOLA! I am very excited, but I wonder what the rest of the world think of when they hear these words. To many of us here, Mardi Gras is a time for friends and family to get together and let loose. Despite what tourists may think, this is a party that the city throws for itself, not for the revenue. The city doesn't advertise for it and no corporations sponsor it (though SoCo likes to think they unofficially do). On a side note, I also just watched the tail end of a special on the Sundance Channel called: Mardi Gras Made in China. Anyone else see it or know when it will be on Sundance again? (Their schedule page is not the easiest to negotiate) It talked about the laborers in China who make the throws (beads, mostly) for Mardi Gras krewes to throw in their parades and how they work back breaking hours for something like $8-12 a week. While I know that many companies outsource to China for cheaper labor, etc., the end of the special talked about a woman who had formerly made beads and left that job to sew jeans together. Anyone care to add their opinion?