Remember that Mardi Gras Day is that LAST day of the celebration. After that the next day is Ash Wednesday, time to go to church after all the the wildness of the Carnival Season.
Check out the Mardi Gras Parade Schedule, looks like they're starting on Wednesday, February 7. So get there if you can, there's nothing else like it!
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January 6 is the Twelfth Night which means the beginning of the Mardi Gras or Carnival Season.
Less than two weeks after Christmas, New Orleans starts the celebration of the Twelfth Night.
January 6th is referred to as the Feast of the Epiphany, when the Three Wise Men visited the Christ child.
The Mardi Gras krewes are also back in action this year and the first parade is January 6th as well. The Krewe of Joan of Arc, also the patron saint of New Orleans, is scheduled to roll out at 7PM. Krewe of Joan of Arc parades that evening in The French Quarter and begins at the corner of Bienville and N. Front Street.
Afterwards the krewes The Société Des Champs Elysée, The Phunny Phorty Phellows who will be followed by The Funky Uptown Krewe will be parading.
For a full schedule of the parade dates, time, locations and krewe descriptions visit: https://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/parades/
Photo credit: Nola.com, Member of Krewe of Joan of Arc in costume.
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This year has been a challenge for us all around the world. My condolences go out to all who have lost loved ones in the pandemic outbreak this year.
The Mardi Gras Girl Blog will continue to post information on Mardi Gras and keep readers up with changes in the schedule of parades. They won't be during the Carnival season as usual but possibly in May.
Although travel to New Orleans is something to look forward to in the near future, this blog will feature ways to bring the joy and festivity of Mardi Gras to your home.
Mardi Gras parties where masks and colored beads as well as traditional New Orleans cuisine can be prepared can be a way to have fun especially during a time when some fun is needed.
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