Jack Laborde, king of Carnival, greets his subjects on Mardi Gras during the Rex parade, Tuesday, March 4, 2014, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/NOLA.com The Times-Picayune, David Grunfeld) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; USA TODAY OUT; THE BATON ROUGE ADVOCATE OUT
People wearing protection helmets and costumes throw oranges as part of Carnival celebrations in the northern Italian Piedmont town of Ivrea, Tuesday, March 4, 2014. The traditional orange throwing battle has its roots in the middle of the XIXth century. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)