We have just returned from watching two Mardi Gras parades in Mobile. What fun. It was a miserable day, raining just about all the time, but pouring buckets when it wasn't just raining. Mardi Gras, in the US, was first celebrated in Mobile. Don't know why or when, so I'll have to get back to you on that. Mardi Gras is celebrated over a period of about a month and ends on Fat Tuesday. I know we have celebrated Fat Tuesday, as just a reason to go out with friends, and that it is the beginning of Lent, so all this has to do with Easter. Well, in Mobile and also New Orleans, parades go on over this period of time. I think there were five or six parades scheduled for today, but we only stuck around for two. We found a good spot on a corner, and naturally asked the locals what to do. This is serious business. Lineta, and her son, Tanner, spend every year on this corner, watching all the parades. This spot is at the beginning of the parade and again at the end, plus, all the float riders throw lots of beads at this corner. I didn't know how much they hurt when they hit your finger tips, as you are grabbing for more than one at a time. Plus they toss cups, stuffed animals, flowers, moon pies, and I don't know what else. Moon pies is something else having to do with Mardi Gras.
Everyone loved the fact that we were new at this, so we were loaded down with beads. I think we now have about 25 pounds of purple, green, gold, and silver beads. It was a fun afternoon, and now we are just trying to dry out.
One more day here in Mobile, there's a barbecue place we want to hit, and then we are headed back to Florida. Want to spend some time in the Pensacola area.
Russ is going to add some pics from today. Enjoy....... these are just a sampling of the photos we took.
what a haul!!!! we could have had twice this much, without even trying. the Moon Pies and roses aren't even in the pile. you need to try this if you ever get the chance. A total ball even in the pouring rain.
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