I prefer the smaller celebrations, the street dances held in the little towns.
One old tradition is the Courirs, or people on horseback that ride the countryside in costume, asking for food items for a communal gumbo. The largest such celebration is in Mamou, LA, where the Courirs still ride. They have a song that celebrates there ride and it is sung in the traditional French.
There is a Windows Media clip of the song here. The words to the verse are something like this:
The Mardi Gras come from everywhere, all around around the hub.I'll be in Mamou on Tuesday to welcome the riders back into town. It's a heck of a party.
They pass once a year to ask for charity, even it's a (sweet) potato, a potato and some cracklings.
This year we get to introduce our daughter-in-law to the party. She's never been to a traditional Mardi Gras and I hope to show her some of our family's heritage.
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Happy Carnival to the whole family! Enjoy!
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