Carnival

Preview: Now let’s take a look at the Origin and description of Mardi Gras, and why it’s culturally important.”

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I was assigned to visit around the sector of Lionel-Groulx, which is very diverse and has numerous cultural landscapes. I often go to Lionel-Groulx to play basket-ball at DJ Sports center, there is a high concentration of Caribbean people at the center. We can observe that they are very outgoing and dynamic but have violent tendencies.

The mulatto elite separated themselves from the black masses by assimilating the morals and manners of the slaveholding aristocracy. They acquired as a part of their family traditions the patterns of behavior which were associated with the idea of the southern lady and southern gentleman. As a rule, these families formed a closed circle from which were excluded all who could not boast of similar ancestry and did not conform to the same standards of morals and manners. They were self-conscious of their “culture” which consisted of the enjoyment of English and, in Louisiana, French classical literature music. They maintained literary societies in which they could enjoy and foster their “culture.” The patterns found in rural as compared to urban black communities changed. The folk tradition of the

festival gave power to the youth, united people of all ages, races, and sexes, and defined

The carnivalesque can be understood as having arisen in response to a society which, as described by literary critic Jon Cook, was “ostensibly attached to hierarchy and its manifold religious and social rituals” (Cook 190). It appears as a revolution against these confining structures, working to reassert freedom. It works toward this end by both negating the values of

Blues for New Orleans: Mardi Gras and America’s Creole Soul by Roger D. Abrahams is a book about the upbringing of the New Orleans Mardi Gras carnival. This is one the most famous carnivals held in New Orleans. The festival Mardi Gras “Fat Tuesday” incorporates “such events as costumed float parades, neighborhood marches or second-lines, street gatherings, informal parties, and formal balls in New Orleans, Biloxi, and Mobile, among other Gulf Coast cities and towns.” (1) The author, Roger D. Abrahams throughout his book, speaks of the carnival from all differ perspectives and compares it to other countries held around the world. He also addresses, how before Hurricane Katrina and afterwards, the Mardi Gras festival and the culture/ tradition

If you happen to be in Alabama, on of the interesting stops is the Mobile Carnival Museum, the only museum of its kind, found in the historic Bernstein-Bush mansion on Government Street. The museum features mainly different displays of gowns, jewels, and trains worn by the Carnival queens in its local celebration, showing the evolution of what it was in the earlier times, to what it is today. Displayed are attires also of jesters who are known to accompany the queen during the Carnival. Novelty items such as posters, tableau designs, and ball invitations are also found in the museum. There are also different depictions of the Carnival from local artists. The Mobile Carnival Museum is an interesting stop whenever you're in Alabama. It's something

For the most part, masters made young, single slaves the objects of their sexual pursuits. They did on occasion rape married women. The inability of the slave husband to protect his wife from such violation points to another fundamental aspect of the relationship between enslaved

Parading on the outskirts of Mobile while dressed up as a Chickasaw chief is how one man became an important factor in the history of Mobile, Alabama, in the mid 1800’s. Now, a day set aside for this man, parades with floats, beads, moonpies, and loud music remind Mobilians of their favorite time of the year, Mardi Gras. The carnival celebration of Mardi Gras has played a big role in the history of the southern cities Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, Louisiana, but the history that everyone believes about the carnival and the people that have contributed to it is not always as true as it seems.

The blazing hot sun beamed down on my skin as the song “Mardi Gras Mambo,” a traditional song almost everyone in Louisiana has heard once before replayed continuously and the shouts, “Throw me some beads mister,” overwhelmed me. For years, I had waited to finally be a part of this, no longer was I an average citizen at the corner of Capitol Street, hoping to be in knowledge. I was a part of something grand, Mardi Gras. This was the first time I was getting to ride on the float with my older cousins and other various family members. I never realized how much work was put in to ensure success by the end of the night. I remeber how I stayed awake the night before, restlessly pacing across the floor. It was to the point that I begin making a checklist, as I scuffled my feet across the house, making sure that everything was in place.

Mardi Gras falls on a Tuesday (Fat Tuesday). For an entire month before the Catholic holiday of Ash Wednesday, the entire state of Louisiana is in carnival mode, and there is no mistaking when this special time of the year begins in New Orleans. During carnival, the faint but rhythmic sound of marching bands in the distance seems to be almost constant. Parades both big and small fill the streets almost every day. Walk by any local bakery and you’re almost guaranteed to catch a cinnamon whiff of the traditional King Cakes that true NOLA residents only eat during carnival. Homes and other buildings all around the city are decked out in purple, yellow, and green, and the

The mass of almost one hundred thousand is edgy. The night is hot, humid, and alive with a feeling in the air so palpable you can almost trace it with your finger. The bleachers are filled to maximum capacity, along a mile-long stretch of paved roadway adjacent to an old brewery. People from all races, classes, and countries are celebrating together at the culmination of the orgiastic, pre-Lenten, hedonistic festival of Carnival. Soon, the first marchers proceed down the corridor to the booming cacophony of bass, snare, and friction drums. The rattling of tambourines, bells, and scrapers add flavor and accent. Like a bird set free, the singing cavaquinho (ukulele) emits its high pitched cries, adding to the frenzy. The marchers and

Yes, people attend the carnival to have fun but unfortunately, some can’t seem to handle it, which is why there are some many police officers patrolling. Some parade attenders consume many drinks and actually fist fight with another behind the purple, gold, and green beads. Mainly down the street of Bourbon is where you would unacceptable personalities in the city. The mass population on Bourbon Street is like an abyss of fire, at times. To me, the streets traveled by the floats can be described as the best and the worse all tied up together. Although the scene of Mardi Gras have its pros and cons, I still would advisor you to visit New Orleans just so you would have your own encounter of what you see, hear, taste, and smell in the streets of the exciting celebrating

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