Mardi Gras kick-off in New Orleans: See the Skull and Bone Gang tradition

New Orleans’ Treme neighborhood kicked off Mardi Gras on Feb. 21 with the 200-year-old tradition of being woken up by the North Side Skull and Bone Gang. Footage from NOLA Ready shows the group dressed in skeletal costumes and playing drums as a pre-dawn crowd watches. Credit: NOLA Ready via Storyful