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- All Hail Endymion, the largest parade and party in Mardi Gras. See the floats with brand new LED lighting. Plus the world's largest float, featuring 9 sections and 260 riders, it's Pontchartrain Beach, Then and Now! The Endymion Coronation Ball is one heck of a party, it introduces the Queen and her court to the members, a King is picked from amongst the members, and the party goes all night.
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Mardi Gras Frequently Asked Questions The weekend before Fat Tuesday is the prime time to visit New Orleans for Mardi Gras. This is the weekend when Bacchus and Endymion, two of the biggest parades of the season, roll down the streets of New Orleans. The streets are packed all day Saturday and Sunday with parade watchers. If you can stay longer than a weekend, Monday (Lundi Gras) and Fat Tuesday are also great days to experience Mardi Gras.
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Mardi Gras Floats Through History Mobile is Mardi Gras’ birthplace, and it began as a demure French-Catholic tradition. However, its first official Carnival association began in 1711 with the Boeuf Gras Society (Fatted Ox Society) in Mobile. They paraded through the streets with a huge bull’s head pushed along on wheels by 16 men.
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- - WWLTV.COM. All-female Krewe of Athena gets approval to parade in Metairie The Jefferson Parish Council granted approval Wednesday to the new, all-women Krewe of Athena to parade in Metairie during the 2015 Mardi Gras season, Athena spokesperson Chelsie McCormick said. And members are eager to make history.
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23rd Annual Dick's Last Resort Mardi Gras Parade MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – The annual parade for Dick's Last Resort will be held on Tuesday February 17, at 5 p.m. The parade will have participants from over 20 local businesses, North Myrtle Beach Fire Department, and non-profit organizations. The event will take place at Barefoot Landing waterfront. The after party will be held at Dicks' Last Resort with live entertainment from Salty Dog.
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Mardi Gras Floats Kern Studios. Kern Studios, the world leader of float creation, has been a part of Mardi Gras history since 1932. Now the family owned and operated business designs and builds floats for festivals and celebrations all over the world. See the magical creations by Kern Studios on display year around Mardi Gras World.
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Mardi Gras Parade Cam: Watch krewes of Oshun, Cleopatra roll live on Friday (Feb. 6) at 6 p.m. Mardi Gras Parade Cam: Watch krewes of Oshun, Cleopatra roll live on Friday (Feb. 6) at 6 p.m. Krewe of Oshun sneak peek Deborah Singleton Rogers of the Krewe of Oshun offers a sneak peek at the krewe's 19th annual parade inside the Barth Brothers float den on Franklin Avenue. The parade rolls Friday (Feb. 6) at 6 p.m.
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Mardi Gras Jan 26, 2012, 12:05 PM. The Mardi Gras Upriver in Jefferson is quite a big deal, brings lots of folks into town. Several really good bands will be there- watch for Me and My Monkey, a terrific Beatles tribute band. mardigrasupriver.com/MardiGrasUpriver/tabid/…
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403 Forbidden Greater New Orleans. A tour of the Carnival Dream, largest cruise ship to make New Orleans its homeport. The Carnival Dream floated into the Port of New Orleans at approximately 5:45 Monday morning (April 14), becoming the largest cruise ship to establish a year-round homeport in the Crescent City.
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Mardi Gras: Ride on a Float If you wonder how I have a good time at drunken Mardi Gras (I'm riding in the parade of Bacchus, the God Of Wine for fuck's sake), I assure you that I want a clear head to remember every second of this experience. I ride the float for four hours.
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Mardi Gras Krewes The most innovative and imitated krewe created during the 20th century appoints a national celebrity as its monarch. Carnival’s fifth oldest parading organization was created in 1933 and introduced animated floats to Mardi Gras in 1947.
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A Localâs Guide for NOLA Newbies In 1857, a secret society of NOLA businessmen called the Mistick Krewe of Comus organized a torch-lit Mardi Gras procession with marching bands and rolling floats, setting the tone for future celebrations in the city.
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Floaters â 1977 â Float On “Float On” was 11 minutes and 46 seconds of pure magic; the tune echoed the group’s name, for it just floated on a bed of rhythm and harmony as the guys introduced themselves and gave their astrological signs. The other Floaters are Paul Mitchell, Jonathan Murray, Charles Clark, and Ralph Cunningham.
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St Patricks Day Parades Biggest USA St Patricks Day Parades. Biggest Canadian St Patricks Day Parades. The Montreal St Patricks Day Parade had it’s first outing in 1824, Montréal’s St Patrick’s Day Parade today is one of the biggest Patrick’s Day parades in North America with an estimated 600,000 watching in downtown Montreal.
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Long Beach, Washington: World's Largest Spitting Clam Long Beach, Washington: World's Largest Spitting Clam. A Long Beach institution, the long missing squirting clam returned on April 19, 2014 reborn as the spitting clam, firing watery bobbers on the hour, or on-demand spits for a quarter. Address: Directions: Downtown, next to the World's Largest Frying Pan.
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- The Rex parade is an annual attraction of traditional New Orleans Mardi Gras and considered a centerpiece of the festival because of the Krewe’s rich and colorful themes, maskers in original … Read More ». Krewe of Selene. The Krewe of Selene parades in Slidell, Louisiana on the Friday night before Mardi Gras.
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Mardi Gras: Ride on a Float Parades roll for two weeks leading up to Mardi Gras day. Men and women make up the parade's Krewes. Think social clubs. They're named after mythological characters such as Endymion, Zeus, Comus, Rex. To belong to one of the Krewe's is a big deal.
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- When it comes to big events, Biloxi’s Mardi Gras parade steals the show among the 23 “Fat Tuesday” parades held on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in February. A few weeks later, the annual Biloxi St. Patrick’s Parade & 5K Run follows suit.
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- Some of the poolside activities that take place at Port Orleans French Quarter are Name that Disney Tune, Goofy Bingo, Disney trivia, Name that WDW attraction, and more. At 4:00pm each day is the Doubloon Lagoon Mardi Gras Parade and after dark, a Cajun Campfire takes place along the Sassagoula River behind building 6.
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Root Beer Float Root beer floats are good, but the best floats of my childhood were Vernor’s ginger ale floats! Vernor’s was a Detroit institution and had the best ginger ale–spicy and fizzy, with bubbles that leaped out of the glass into your face.
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New Orleans SuperKrewes Endymion has some of the largest floats in the Carnival often carrying about 150 members each. Their grand marshals have included: Jason Alexander, KC & The Sunshine Band, Britney Spears, Dolly Parton, Spuds McKenzie, and many others.
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Louisiana's Biggest Statewide Party: Mardi Gras New Orleans has Louisiana’s largest and most known Mardi Gras, but nearly every community in the state has its own version of the annual party. Mardi Gras refers to events leading up to Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Mardi Gras, this year on Feb. 17, is French for Fat Tuesday, which refers to the practice of eating rich foods before the religious obligations of Lent. The period leading up to Fat Tuesday is known as the Carnival season. Parades are the most popular public activity during the days leading up to Fat Tuesday. Parades are organized by private social clubs called krewes.
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New Orleans Parades First to roll is the Mystic Krewe of Druids at 6:30 pm. This Krewe is composed of chosen members of other krewes and limits their number to 250. The 20 float parade will include some original floats from 90 years ago. The theme isn’t released until parade time.
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Giant Rubber Duck makes a splash in Port of Los Angeles A six-story-tall floating Rubber Duck is making its West Coast debut at the Port of Los Angeles, where it will lead more than a dozen battleships and sailboats in the Tall Ships Festival L.A. parade that starts at 2 p.m. today.
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The History of Mardi Gras in Mobile Alabama Beginnings. The first masked ball in Mobile began in 1704, and the tradition of a parade started in 1711. The first float was a cart sporting a papier-mache cow's head. The parade has evolved into something quite spectacular, featuring elaborate floats and costumes.