Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Mardi Gras

Today is Mardi Gras and while lots of folks enjoy the big-city carnival atmosphere, there are lots of smaller festivals being enjoyed all across south Louisiana.

Below is a video taken a couple of years ago at the Mardi Gras celebrations in Eunice, LA and Mamou, LA. The festivals are smaller but no less heart-felt. The end of the video is the Courirs parade in Mamou. In this traditional country celebration, the riders dress in costume and scour the rural areas for the makings of a traditional gumbo, then they parade through town and assemble to make the evening meal for the dance.

It's a slice of Mardi Gras that you don't see unless you get out of the city and head for the country.

4 comments:

Michael W. said...

So when are you and your lady going to invite us over for a cup of good coffee and a big slice of King cake?

Old NFO said...

Damn, I miss home... sigh...

The Displaced Louisiana Guy said...

Made Gumbo for dinner. Topped it off with King Cake. Life is good on Mardi Gras.

Melissa said...

That was such an awesome day! I look forward to sharing it with Elyas

Thanks for teaching your son to cook- he is the best husband ever :)