Across
- 3. Represents justice, one of the three Mardi Gras colors
- 4. Coins thrown in parades
- 6. Waterways found throughout Louisiana
- 8. A Creole dish often enjoyed during the celebration
- 9. Worn for anonymity and celebration during the event
- 11. Popular Louisiana stew served during festivities
- 12. Festive procession featuring music, floats, and costumes
Down
- 1. Symbolizes faith, another of the three festival colors
- 2. Color representing power in Mardi Gras celebrations
- 3. A traditional New Orleans sandwich
- 5. A type of sausage popular in Cajun cuisine
- 6. Traditional Mardi Gras accessory often thrown from floats
- 7. Music genre closely associated with New Orleans
- 10. Circular pastry symbolizing a crown, eaten during the festival