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Anne Schrager February 12, 2021Updated: February 17, 2021, 7:13 am
Bridey Murphy, 5, of Ingleside makes a Mardi Gras mask during a community Mardi Gras celebration held at the IT Bookman Community Center in the Ocean View neighborhood of San Francisco last February. Photo: Jessica Christian, The Chronicle
A typical Mardi Gras celebration involves gathering in the street for parades, brass music and boozy drinks. With the pandemic still wreaking havoc in the U.S., the party preceding the start of Lent moves to a mostly virtual setting, ensuring that the spirit of the special occasion lives on.
In New Orleans where millions gather in a normal year to celebrate the popular “Krewe of Bacchus” social club was one of many organizations forced to cancel its extravagant parade held before Fat Tuesday (Feb. 16). Instead, they unveiled an app called “Throw Me Something Bacchus,” in which fans can create an avatar, check out floats and marching bands, ent ....

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