0Vintage Mardi Gras Madness Around the World (Photos) Happy Fat Tuesday!In honor of Fat Tuesday, here's a look back at the masks, beads, and elaborate costumes of Mardi Gras festivities past around the world. Justin JonesUpdated Jul. 12, 2017 1:00PM EDT / Published Mar. 04, 2014 5:45AM EST GERARD JULIEN/Getty Hart Preston/Getty Rio de Janeiro, BrazilFlorence/Alinari/Getty Rio de Janeiro, BrazilPictorial Parade/Getty Rio de Janeiro, BrazilLeonard McCombe/Getty HaitiHarvey Meston/Getty Images New Orleans, LousianaAP Photo New Orleans, LouisianaDavid Redfern/Getty New Olreans, LouisianaTim Boxer/Getty Images New Orleans, LouisianaErnst Haas/Getty New Orleans, LouisianaJames L. Stanfield/National Geographic/Getty New Orleans, LouisianaErnst Haas/Getty New Orleans, LouisianaJames L. Stanfield/National Geographic/Getty New Orleans, LouisianaMitchel Osborne/Getty New Orleans, Louisiana AP Photo New Orleans, Louisiana Ernst Haas/Getty New Orleans, Louisiana (February 1978)Ernst Haas/Getty New Orleans, Louisiana Ernst Haas/Getty New Orleans, Louisiana Ernst Haas/Getty New Orleans, Louisiana Bradley Smith/CORBIS New Orleans, Louisiana Leonard McCombe/Getty Venice, ItalyGetty Venice, ItalyGERARD JULIEN/Getty Venice, ItalyFrancois LE DIASCORN/RAPHO Venice, ItalyFrancois LE DIASCORN/RAPHO Venice, ItalyFrancois LE DIASCORN/RAPHO Justin Jones@justandyjonesGot a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.
Hart Preston/Getty Rio de Janeiro, BrazilFlorence/Alinari/Getty Rio de Janeiro, BrazilPictorial Parade/Getty Rio de Janeiro, BrazilLeonard McCombe/Getty HaitiHarvey Meston/Getty Images New Orleans, LousianaAP Photo New Orleans, LouisianaDavid Redfern/Getty New Olreans, LouisianaTim Boxer/Getty Images New Orleans, LouisianaErnst Haas/Getty New Orleans, LouisianaJames L. Stanfield/National Geographic/Getty New Orleans, LouisianaErnst Haas/Getty New Orleans, LouisianaJames L. Stanfield/National Geographic/Getty New Orleans, LouisianaMitchel Osborne/Getty New Orleans, Louisiana AP Photo New Orleans, Louisiana Ernst Haas/Getty New Orleans, Louisiana (February 1978)Ernst Haas/Getty New Orleans, Louisiana Ernst Haas/Getty New Orleans, Louisiana Ernst Haas/Getty New Orleans, Louisiana Bradley Smith/CORBIS New Orleans, Louisiana Leonard McCombe/Getty Venice, ItalyGetty Venice, ItalyGERARD JULIEN/Getty Venice, ItalyFrancois LE DIASCORN/RAPHO Venice, ItalyFrancois LE DIASCORN/RAPHO Venice, ItalyFrancois LE DIASCORN/RAPHO