The parade season is a 12-day period beginning two Fridays before Fat Tuesday.
Fat Tuesday, the last day of the New Orleans-area parades beckoned us to the suburb of Metairie, less opulent, less crazy than the City, but no less enthusiastic crowds for the annual throwing of the beads. This is a local holiday-- the post office, library, banks, nearly everything closed.
A lot of shiny tractors driven with pride. Kids on the shoulders of dads get the most stuff.
Here is some of our krewe, and a small amount of booty gathered. The lovely gal on the right shared her stuff with us. It was raining on and off throughout the morning but no one seemed to care.
Who is the Mardi Gras Queen with the Confederate flag necklace??
There were 175 floats, but we didn't see them all. We hardly saw them at all, trying to catch all the stuff being thrown at us. After two hours, we made our way through the crowds back to the car.
There is never enough to satisfy on Fat Tuesday!
The images in this post really help me to understand the Mardi Gras parades/activities better. Seeing the beads "in action" make them come alive.
ReplyDeleteI wonder, what was the theme of the floats? Were they religious? I am still dying to hear your narrative! xo
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