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On Fat Tuesday in Mobile, Ala., the last float depicts a court jester pursuing his skeletal foe around a broken column symbolizing the fragility of life. Oh, and inflated pig bladders are involved.

But she still has buyers for dancing jester dolls, crazyhats, designer beads, wreaths for doors and colorful sequinedvests. "Lots of people are decorating their homes with Mardi Grastrees," she added.