I'm so glad it's not a tradition everywhere in New Orleans. You are right, the news - at least in the Midwest where I'm from - concentrates all its efforts on the French Quarter.
To tell you the truth, the French Quarter at night during Mardi Gras was not my idea of a good time. I much preferred the market early in the morning, with the street musicians, artists, and families enjoying the real sights. The Riverwalk is just lovely and you meet the nicest people there. Again, thank you for the correction. We are re-posting the exchange here since we encounter this sentiment and get questions like this often:.
Whenever we have a foolish urge to head to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, we do what most wise people would: have a Sazerac and wait it out. I am a fifth-generation New Orleanian with two children, and when they were nearing their teenage years, I actually felt guilty for going to and enjoying parades!
Because Mardi Gras is and always has been a family event! It is not for drunks and never has been. It is sad that so many have that misconception. In fact, this is the best place to come if you have a child and want to enjoy outdoor picnics and watch the Greatest Free Show on Earth. You and your family will enjoy watching marching bands, listening to music in the air and catching free toys, doubloons, and beads.
You can feel the excitement in the air! While you wait for the parade, have that cotton candy and sit down on your chair or right on the ground with the rest of your family. The purple symbolizes justice; the green represents faith; and the gold signifies power.
You can try to earn beads by dropping your pants down on Bourbon Street, but you will get arrested by the cops. Costumes are to the Carnival season as peanut butter is to jelly — indispensable.
They also report pleasure from violating the expected norms of society as a whole. A study found that 68 percent of men and 63 percent of women had at least 5 or 6 drinks per sitting while at Mardi Gras festivities.
About one-quarter of the men reported having at least 16 drinks per sitting! The study also reported that 42 percent of men expect to have sex with somebody they meet at Mardi Gras. A third of all attendees surveyed did, in fact, have sex with someone that they had met at the festivities, and about one half said at least a few of their friends did too.
Perhaps we could compare the wild times at Mardi Gras to the activities that take place in Las Vegas. Clearly, there are some similarities between the two. But what happens on Bourbon Street does not necessarily stay on Bourbon Street. In actuality, the craziness is often videotaped or photographed.
This can come back to haunt people. However, Zulu's practice of wearing black makeup during its parade drew criticism amid recent national headlines that two Virginia politicians once wore blackface.
Zulu issued a statement in February saying their parade costumes bear no resemblance to those worn by "blackface" minstrel performers at the turn of the century. The group said the costumes were designed to honour garments worn by South African Zulu warriors. A Rams defensive back levelled a Saints receiver with a helmet-to-helmet hit at a crucial point in the game, and the Rams went on to win and go to the Super Bowl. The French Quarter was filled with costumed "blind referees" wearing signs like "Blind as a bat" or walking with canes.
Fat Tuesday ends each year at midnight, with police riding horseback down Bourbon Street to ceremonially "clear" the street. We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? Email us at tips the-sun.
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