{"product_id":"0096094022691","title":"Mardi Gras in New Orleans","description":"Mardi Gras, the French term for \"Fat Tuesday,\" is the annual festival in New Orleans that marks the final day before Lent and gives participants one last fling of self-indulgence and partying within a carnival atmosphere. Mardi Gras is filled with floats, streamers, colorful flags, music, wild costumes, pageants, and dancing in the French Quarter streets of the old American city. This 30-minute video examines the heritage, the traditions, and some of the excessive activities that participants of Mardi Gras engage in to maximize their pleasure prior to the period of self-denial and abstinence; the video includes colorful archival footage of this event with roots dating back to the 5th century.","brand":"MARDI GRAS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47090036834544,"sku":"0096094022691","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/0096094022691","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}