Mardi Gras at Creole Gardens
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One block off the parade route
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New Orleans….the mere mention of the name conjures up pictures of floats, maskers, beads, doubloons and the pure joy of Mardi Gras. From the family atmosphere of St. Charles and Napoleon Avenues, to the party feel of the downtown and French Quarter areas, there is a place to parade watch for everyone of every age and size. The celebration that is Mardi Gras is deeply rooted in the French tradition of New Orleans.
The celebration that is Mardi Gras is deeply rooted in the French tradition of New Orleans. Begun as a "New World" carryover from the pre-Lenten Parisian Mardi Gras, the New Orleans festivities evolved from private balls to foot parades to float parades (started in the mid 1800s) to the extravaganzas of today. The organizations that provide the Mardi Gras parades and balls are called "krewes". All do so at their own expense, thus providing what has many times been called the "Greatest Free Show on Earth". The Mardi Gras celebration begins on January 6 (Feast of the Epiphany also known as Kings Day) and continues through Mardi Gras Day (the day before Ash Wednesday).
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The traditional "king cake" is associated with and eaten during the entire Mardi Gras season. Also during this time, most carnival krewes have their balls or supper dances. Formal parades in New Orleans and the surrounding parishes begin about two weeks before Mardi Gras Day. The festivities reach a crescendo on the weekend before Mardi Gras Day and that level continues through Fat Tuesday. Houses, lampposts, people, and even horses are dressed in the colors ofMardi Gras-purple, green and gold.
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New Orleans for a brief time each year is transformed into a place where the everyday world is cast aside. Beads, doubloons, cups, and numerous other krewe throws are tossed to thousands of happy parade goers shouting,
"Throw me something, mister. "
Laissez les bon temps rouler
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Traditions of Mardi Gras

How did Mardi Gras begin? In 1699, Mardi Gras was first mentioned in North America. A French explorer camped by the Mississippi River, fifty miles south of today's New Orleans, named Pierre le Moyne, Sieur d'Iberville, first brought the term to the United States.

King Cakes Hundreds of King cake parties are held in New Orleans every year. After the cake is served, the cry "I've got the baby" announces that a party-goer has received the slice of cake containing the baby or bean.

King Cake History Hidden in each oblong of braided coffee-cake dough is a bean or plastic baby; custom dictates that whoever finds it must give the next King cake party. And one Mardi Gras organization even uses a King cake tradition to choose the queen of its annual ball.

History of Mardi Gras Today, Louisiana's Mardi Gras is celebrated not only in New Orleans, but also in numerous smaller cities and towns around the State and in the neighboring Gulf Coast Region.

MARDI GRAS - 2008
Schedules, Routes and Pictures
*ALL INFORMATION SUBJECT TO CHANGE
 
 SATURDAY, JANUARY 6TH
Phunny Phorty Phellows - New Orleans
 SATURDAY, JANUARY 19th
Krewe du Vieux - French Quarter 7:00 p.m.
 FRIDAY, JANUARY 25th
Oshun - Uptown 6:00 p.m.
Pygmalion - Uptown 7:00 p.m.
 SATURDAY, JANUARY 26th
Pontchartrain - Uptown 1:00 p.m.
Shangri-La - Uptown 2:00 p.m.
Sparta - Uptown 6:00 p.m.
Pegasus - Uptown 6:45 p.m.
 SUNDAY, JANUARY 27th
Carrollton - Uptown 12:00 p.m.
King Arthur - Uptown 1:15 p.m.
Barkus - French Quarter 2:00 p.m.
 TUESDAY, JANUARY 29th
Ancient Druids - Uptown 6:00 p.m.
 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30th
Muses - Uptown 7:30 p.m.
 THURSDAY, JANUARY 31st
Babylon - Uptown 5:45 p.m.
Chaos - Uptown 6:30 p.m.
 FRIDAY, February 1st
Hermes - Uptown 6:00 p.m.
Krewe d'Etat - Uptown 6:30 p.m.
Morpheus - Uptown 7:45 p.m.
 SATURDAY, February 2nd
Iris - Uptown 11:00 a.m.
Tucks - Uptown 12:30 p.m.
Endymion - Uptown 4:30 p.m.
 SUNDAY, February 3rd
Okeanos - Uptown 11:00 a.m.
Thoth - Uptown 11:30 a.m.
Mid-City - Uptown 2:00 p.m.
Bacchus - Uptown 5:15 p.m.
 MONDAY, February 4th
Proteus - Uptown 5:15 p.m.
Orpheus - Uptown 5:45 p.m.
 MARDI GRAS DAY, February 5th 2008
Zulu - Uptown 8:00 a.m.
Rex - Uptown 10:00 a.m.
Elks Orleans - Uptown11:30 a.m.
Crescent City - Uptown after Elks




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