is what we have, this is who we are, and we need these people’s lives back,” she said. Left without this annual outlet, the makers, artists, and performers found new ways to express the spirit of the holiday. The cancellation of the parades had a ripple effect throughout the Crescent City’s creative community. In much the same way that it has revealed disparities in nearly every facet of American life, the pandemic has unmasked the fragility of Carnival’s ecosystem. “It’s been a wild ride.”Įstevez feels grateful, but she’s thinking too of all the city’s culture-bearers-like dance groups and costumers-whose work didn’t translate to this year’s version of Mardi Gras. “This is like what Beanie Babies were,” Estevez said of the subsequent sales spike. Soon neighborhoods were awash in jewel tones, metallic streamers, and funky creations honoring local traditions and beyond, from Cajun cooking to Shark Week.įor Estevez, who sells local artists’ large, elaborate flowers usually seen on parade floats, the movement led to a sales bonanza. In the wake of the city’s decision to cancel all Carnival parades in 2021, a grassroots effort quickly took hold: hire local artists to decorate homes as though they were parade floats. Facing another slow month just wasn’t feasible. The pandemic had slashed retail sales at Miette, her New Orleans shop dedicated to locally handcrafted works, and she didn’t think she’d be able to stay open much longer. Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, which for many Christians is a period of fasting and reflection ahead of Easter.Angela Estevez was about to give up. The party officially ends at midnight, when police on horseback ride down Bourbon Street to ceremonially “clear” the street - a symbol meant to mark the end of the Carnival season. But judging by the number of Saints fans dressed up as blind referees during the Mardi Gras season - and likely again on Tuesday - fans here have neither forgiven nor forgotten. NFL officials acknowledged after the game that flags should have been thrown. The Rams went on to win the game and then lost to the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl. 20 NFC Championship game between the Los Angeles Rams and the New Orleans Saints.Ī Rams defensive back leveled a Saints receiver with a helmet-to-helmet hit at a crucial point in the final minutes of regulation time.
This year’s Carnival season also has featured numerous jabs at the NFL and its commissioner Roger Goodell, over the now-infamous “no-call” that came during the Jan.
20 caused massive damage to the three-story, 150-year-old mansion whose occupants over the years include four kings and a queen of Rex. Charles Avenue has been an important stop along the Rex parade route since 1907, and the Rex king usually stops at the house during the parade.Ī fire on Feb. Tuesday’s Rex parade is also expected to feature a stop at “The Rex House,” despite a fire that heavily damaged the historic mansion. Zulu issued a statement in February saying that their parade costumes bear no resemblance to those worn by “blackface” minstrel performers at the turn of the century and that their costumes are designed to honor garments worn by South African Zulu warriors.
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