Carnival and Debutantes
Carnival in New Orleans — the season starts on Twelfth Night, Jan. 6, the feast of the Epiphany — and ends on Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, a day that changes each year.
But the season really starts on Ash Wednesday, when club and parade captains are already starting to plan for next year.
A big part of the celebrations are the debutante balls and parties. Le Debut des Jeunes Filles de la Nouvelle-Orleans kicks off the debutante season in June, followed by a flurry of parties. The celebrations start up again at Thanksgiving, with the Carnival balls kicking off on Twelfth Night with these glittering affairs culminating on Mardi Gras with the balls of Rex and the Mistick Krewe of Comus and the meeting of their courts.
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