MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - The port city of Mobile is transforming itself into one big parade route for the climax of Mardi Gras season, Fat Tuesday.
Government offices and many businesses will be closed as parades roll almost continuously through the city starting Tuesday morning.
The weather is supposed to be good, and tens of thousands of people are expected to line parade routes trying to catch colorful beads, Moon Pies and Mardi Gras trinkets.
Parades also are planned in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach on the Baldwin County side of Mobile Bay.
New Orleans gets most of the crowds and attention around Mardi Gras, but Mobile bills itself as having the nation’s oldest Mardi Gras celebration.
The Christian season of Lent leading up to Easter begins Wednesday.
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