Mardi Gras officially ends at midnight and many will be in church Wednesday to have ashes daubed on their foreheads as they begin 40 days of prayer, penitence and self-denial leading up to Easter. It's one last chance to eat, drink and be merry before Lent. Parade goers yell for beads and other trinkets at the Leviathan float goes down Napoleon Avenue during the Krewe of Orpheus parade in the Uptown area of New Orleans Monday, Feb. 23, 2009. Big crowds over the weekend and nearly full hotels went well for the annual event.
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