the New Orleans carnival is generally misunderstood. While there has been some earlier historic use of the term not confined to New Orleans, the current Lundi Gras, referring to a group of New Orleans riverfront activities, is a relatively new rather than an old carnival custom. See also Carnival Mardi Gras Shrove Monday Clean Monday Collop Monday Rosenmontag Nickanan Night References Errol Laborde, "Krewe: The Early New Orleans Carnival From Comust to Zulu" 2007, Carnival Press. Robert Tallant, "Mardi Gras" (Louisiana Edition) 1947, Doubleday & Co. Perry Young, "The Mystick Krewe: Chronicles of Comus and his Kin" (1969 re-issue) Louisiana Heritage Press (#376 of 1,000) Henri Schindler, "Mardi Gras: New Orleans" 1997, Flammarion The Compleat Carnival Compendium & Mardi Gras Manual, online at carlnivale.theatricana.com Mardi Gras in New Orleans