Mardi Gras Skeletons dress in deaths head arrays and traditionally are intended to remind us of our own finite lives. New Orleans memento mori -reminders of death. And scare small children of course. The Bywater Bone Boys were up early and we got a coveted hand made throw! More on Skeleton Krewes in general and the Bywater Bone Boys specifically here.
Bywater Bone Boys!
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