Tag:Mardi Gras
So today is Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Day, Mardi Gras, Carnival. In 2012, Will Ferrell was the King of the Bacchus parade in New Orleans (who roll through uptown on the Sunday before Mardi Gras). This is my favorite photo of when he rolled by and I think a fitting way to celebrate the day. According to the International Business Times, Shrove comes from shrive meaning to confess while Carnival derives from ‘carne levare’ meaning ‘to take away meat’. In Poland, […]
The Krewe of Endymion parade through the streets of New Orleans on the Saturday before Mardi Gras. This year the krewe turned 50. I took this photo back in 2012 while waiting for the parade to roll. In their infinite wisdom my local school district in Texas didn’t schedule any holidays during the Mardi Gras season so no parades for us this year. To learn more about the history of Endymion you can read this article on nola.com.
Since yesterday was Mardi Gras, that makes today Ash Wednesday, so here’s a photo of some ashes. OK so that’s a bit weak, I know – my wife often reminds me I’m not as funny as I think I am. I took this a few weeks back when my son received his Arrow of Light, graduating from being a Cub Scout to a Boy Scout. The last several times we went camping with the Cub Scout Pack we weren’t able […]
Today is Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday. This image is still my favorite Mardi Gras photo to date, though the trombone player cuts a close second.
While it can be hard to spot the beads and throws during the day, it becomes many times harder at night. Still, with many parades the throws are so thick in the air that you can simply raise your hands and come away with swag.
What does one do in the gap between parades? On several days through the parade season more than one parade will travel along parts of the same route. Many families use the gap between parades for a picnic. Some groups will go so far as to order a port-a-potty to be set up in the neutral ground for their use during the parade. Others bring tables, awnings, even grills and make it a tail-gate experience (but without the pickup truck […]
