Naughtiest festival EVER? Topless revellers and nudity at Mardi Gras in New Orleans

And as a longtime resident, I can tell you that nothing, save Mardi Gras day itself, has ever lived up to its star billing like the Decadence Ball. The event was the true carnival torchbearer, much more so than the dowdy official season-opening parties. My own invitation had appeared a week earlier, attached with a ribbon to my front door. It stated in print what has always been the custom: The year before, 32 musicians had stood on stage at the height of the festivities, not including the six totally nude body-painted female vocalists.