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NOLA history: Mardi Gras Parades
There are many facets to the Carnival celebration in New Orleans, from King Cakes to the Bal Masque, to the debauchery of the Vieux Carre on Carnival Day. But for most New Orleanians, Mardi Gras memories come from parades.
Recap of the Comus parade from 1902 which appeared in the New Orleans Picayune newspaper. (Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons)
Carnival's roots go back into the Middle Ages. The first "official" Mardi Gras celebration took place in 1833. Bernard Mandeville de Marigny, a wealthy landowner (and namesake of the Faubourg Marigny neighborhood) sponsored a "creole-style" celebration supervised by city officials. Even though the celebrations were now "official," they were still quite disorganized and rowdy. In 20 years, the appeals to abolish public Mardi Gras celebrations were renewed.
Float design from the 1910 Comus parade (Photo Credit: Tulane Library)
In 1856, six Anglo-American transplants from Mobile formed a secret society they named the Mistick Krewe of Comus. The krewe held a 2-float night parade on Mardi Gras of 1857, and the modern parade era was born. Comus shifted the focus of Mardi Gras celebrations from citizens carousing in the street to citizens passively watching a parade in the street. The change was such a success that out of town visitors began coming to New Orleans in 1858.
Comus passing the reviewing stand at the Pickwick Club, St. Charles Avenue and Canal Street (Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons)
Comus paraded from 1857 to 1861, but suspended their celebration in 1862, because of the Civil War. By 1872, another group of businessmen decided to hold a daytime parade on Mardi Gras. They named their organization The School of Design, and the king of their parade was designated Rex, King of Carnival. Rex paraded regularly from 1872 until 1917, but Comus took a hiatus from parading from 1885 to 1890. During that period the Krewe of Proteus (founded in 1882) moved their ride from Lundi Gras (the Monday before Mardi Gras) to Comus' prestigious spot. When Comus returned to the streets in 1891, this created a bit of a conflict. The conflict was settled in 1892 and Proteus continues to parade on Lundi Gras to this day.
Modern Mardi Gras beads. (Photo Credit: nolaimports.com)
What was the secret that got people out into the streets to watch these parades? It's simple: the riders on the floats throw stuff to the crowd. It started with candies and bon-bons and other small food items. By the 1920s, the krewes began to throw glass beads (often imported from what is now the Czech Republic). These beads were heavy and pretty! You see strands similar to those antique Carnival throws being custom-made by artisans who sell them on sites like Etsy.com. As the imported glass beads rose in price, and krewes needed a much higher volume of stuff to throw, the krewes switched to plastic strands like in the photo above.
Franck photo of a Mardi Gras crowd waiting for a parade on St. Charles Avenue, 1920s. (Photo Credit: HNOC)
More krewes appeared on the scene in the first half of the Twentieth Century as more and more New Orleanians developed the income to participate in parading organizations. The post-WWII years saw a real boom in parading, as veterans returning from the war settled in the various neighborhoods of the city and wanted the opportunity to parade like the older organizations. The Krewes of Choctaw rolled in 1946, then Zulu and Mid City in 1947.
Parading exploded in the 1950s (in spite of a suspension for the Korean War in 1951), with Okeanos, Midas, Orion, Freret, and Gemini. In 1958, parades moved to the suburbs, with the krewes of Arabi (St. Bernard), Poseidon (Algiers), Zeus and Helios (both of these in Old Metairie).
Krewe of Zeus "doubloon" from 1972. (Photo Credit: nolaimports.com)
At the start of the 1960s, The Rex Organization upped the ante, producing aluminum coins, called "doubloons." Within a year, other krewes followed suit, and the various doubloons were the most sought-after items thrown off the floats. The Krewe of Bacchus debuted in 1969, marking the first "super krewe" parade. Bacchus broke tradition by having a celebrity monarch and a "supper dance" rather than a bal masque.
Suburban parades continued to pop up in the 1970s as white-flight incresed the popuations of Jefferson and St. Bernard Parishes. The Krewe of Endymion, which first rolled in Gentilly in 1967, decided to raise the level of their parade to "super-krewe" by the mid-70s, giving the Saturday and Sunday before Mardi Gras incredibly large and exciting celebrations.
Krewe of Caesar, a Jefferson Parish organization formed in the 1980s.
The oil bust of the 1980s hit the metro New Orleans area hard, forcing many krewes to disband. Both the city and Jefferson Parish took the opportunity of this downsizing to structure the krewes into more "standard" routes. The city limited krewes to staging on various uptown streets, then rolling down St. Charles Avenue to Canal Street, parading both sides of Canal and disbanding by the river. The exceptions to this basic route is Endymion. Endymion starts by City Park, going down Orleans Avenue to Canal, then Canal to St. Charles, making its way to Lee Circle, then to the Louisiana Superdome.
Carnival parading expanded from the tri-parish metro area into the outlying parishes as the area grew, so there are now quality parades on the Northshore and as far away as Houma.
St. Augustine High School's "Marching 100."
While the African-American community always had its "Mardi Gras Indian" celebrations, blacks who belonged to the Tramps Social Aid and Pleasure Club began a vaudeville-style parade mocking white society in 1910. Instead of throwing food items, the Tramps threw gold-painted walnuts. That tradition evolved to the now-world-famous "Mardi Gras Coconut" thrown by Zulu. While there are references to the Tramps dating back to 1901, they incorporated in 1910. The SA&P changed their name to Zulu in 1916. Zulu hosted the city's true celebrity monarch when jazz musician Louis Armstrong, Jr., reigned as Zulu The King in 1949. Zulu had its ups and downs until the 1980s. Municipal government, with black mayors and a majority-black city council elevated Zulu to an almost-equals status with Rex and Comus. Zulu rolls from S. Claiborne and Jackson at 8am on Mardi Gras, getting to Gallier Hall to toast the Mayor and other dignitaries before Rex.
A float designed in the shape of a St. Charles Ave. streetcar, parading with a brass band on board. (Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons)
While there were calls from many parts of the community to not hold a Carnival celebration in 2006 because of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleanians would have none of it. Krewes and spectators alike took to the streets, giving us all a chance to heal. With the metro area on the mend, Carnival krewes are as well, as we now move forward!
Happy Mardi Gras!
Have you ridden in a Carnival parade? Do you have interesting parade memories? share them here in comments.
Thanks to Arthur Hardy's Mardi Gras Guide and MardiGrasDigest.com for reference material for this article, along with Ryan Waldron's wonderful "Krewe-by-Krewe" series at Seersucker and Sazarecs.
About the Author
A former high school History teacher who now does computer training and social media consulting (Yatmedia.com), Edward is a graduate of Brother Martin High School and the University of New Orleans. Working with computers has never diminished his passion for all things New Orleans.
Edward is the author of two books on New Orleans, New Orleans: The Canal Streetcar Line, and Brothers of the Sacred Heart in New Orleans. He enjoys sharing his knowledge of the city's history and culture with readers of his blogs, DailyKos.com, as well as speaking to various organizations in the metro area.
Besides family and friends, Edward's main passions in life are Creole cuisine, Linux, open source software, Bud's Broiler burgers, and Hubig's Pies. Catch up with Edward on Twitter: @YatPundit.
Check out all of Edward's posts on goNOLA.com.
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Party Ideas For Kids – Toddler Party Fun For Boys And Girls
Hi there if you are a parent/guardian looking for party ideas for kids then you have come to the right place. Here are lots of party ideas for your Kid's birthdays, to create fun and laughter for both boys and girls invited. And will ensure no cranky children leave after all the fun they will have had.
As your Newborn grows up to become a toddler, the precious times begin such as, the walking, talking, more teeth and adventure with play.
When a kid begins toddler stages all parents want to create special memories that they themselves and the children will remember forever. So planning a toddler party is a great idea for a kid's birthday.
Here are a few ideas to get the party started which will make a toddlers birthday very special. With lot's of activities and educational games to wear the children out, so the parents can have a quiet night after the hectic noisy day.
For a mixed gender party you can make a dress up box full off fancy dress clothes, maybe pirates outfits, policeman, fireman Sam or even postman Pat for the boys and for girls, princess Dora dress and wands, fairy wings, dress and tiaras, Cinderella dress or little red riding hood dress and cape.
For games to play always think of what the kids like to play.
Musical statues is a good game, this also teaches children to dance along to music and the children wont get worn out to quickly with this game either.
Hunt the sweets this game is much like an Easter egg hunt but with sweets, try not to leave any child out, so perhaps any child that finds a sweet sits out then, so all the toddlers get one sweet each and then there will be no crying because some did not get any.
What's the time Mr Wolf? is a great child's party game because the children get so worked up with excitement and laughter of being caught moving by Mr Wolf.
Tips for a great birthday party
Try not to set a time too late for the party to start or end as some toddlers like to have a nap in the afternoon and may get cranky. So two hours at the most is sufficient.
Ensure all kids' parents stay to look after their child, to take them to the toilet because all those children cannot be looked after by one or two parents.
Make homemade invitations with your child so they can put their stamp on them and feel involved, even if it is just to put a painted hand print on them all. This will make your toddler feel on top of the world.
You can hire a room or a play centre for a child's birthday party, but they can become very expensive and do not have the special touches that you as a parent can add to you're child's party because parents always know their child better than anybody.
If you have the party at you're home it will be less expensive, but you have to do the cleaning up afterwards, which is never a nice sight after a child's party. With cake and strawberry jelly up the walls and biscuits crushed into the carpets. But at the end of the party at least you will be able to see in their beaming faces, how much they have enjoyed themselves.
Toddler party food ideas
Finger foods are brilliant for children of toddler age such as:
Sandwiches
Sliced apples
Cucumber and carrot sticks
Jellies - (strawberry/orange/blackcurrant)
Biscuits - chocolate fingers, kit Kats etc...
Sausage rolls
And after all the food light the birthday cake and sing happy birthday.
At the end of the party and all the toddlers are worn out and ready to sleep, let them know five minutes in advance that it is home time soon. Then when it's time to go they will all be prepared because of the five minute warning and hopefully no tears, which is always a bonus.
I hope you create a wonderful toddler party experience for you're kids and they all enjoy the day, and have as much fun as possible. Night, night sleep tight children and happy birthday.
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Painful Memories: What to Do?
Almost everyone has some memories that are painful. The way one responds to these memories will dictate what these memories will do to that person. In this article the author explains the consequences of harboring bitterness over such memories. Six suggestions are also offered to solve the problem.
The human mind is a great gift from God. It manifests itself in wonderful acts of creativity all around the world. On the other hand, the same mind can become man's greatest enemy and a curse if it is not handled and maintained properly.
Memory is an important constituent of human minds. Man has to retain a lot of things in memory for living a normal life. But if he retains things which are better overlooked or forgotten then he is inviting abnormality.
Everyone is going to be hurt by someone or some incident. It might be an unkind word, a cruel exploitation, a missed opportunity or an unexpected tragedy or even by a casual comment made by an unsuspecting friend. No one can keep unpleasant events from coming repeatedly into his life. In themselves, these events cannot cause a lasting effect, but the way one responds to them is going to create good or bad long-time effects. If a bitter response is not forgotten soon, then gradually it fills the whole life with bitterness. The longer one carries it in one's heart, the more it increase in severity. Like a rotting egg, the more it is stored the more offensive it becomes.
Probably some of my readers were mistreated or cheated by a parent, a teacher, a spouse or their equals in society. Probably his fellow students always mocked at him. Probably one of his weakness, or even special abilities, became the target of name-calling. Or probably others exploited his simplicity and innocence. This is unfortunate and an evil, but according to Romans 8:28 God uses everything for bringing good his children. But if one turns bitter and then harbors it in his heart for a prolonged period, one damages his/her mental and spiritual health and emotions. Others cannot hinder God from blessing us, but we can by running away from him.
As the industrial revolution becomes more widespread, and as the race for a good life segregates people into smaller units, the cushioning role played by one's extended family, cousins and well wishers is left behind. Consequently, the problems of damaged emotions will only increases. These then manifest themselves in any number abnormal behavior patterns.
Manifestations of Damage: The first manifestation is hypersensitivity. The hypersensitive person lives and thrives upon the approval of others. On the day that he gets his quota of approval he is happy and on the day he senses any lack of approval he is miserable. Instead of being sensitive to others, such persons become insensitive, demanding and cruel. They will hurt, dominate and push others using every tool that they have at their disposal -- money, power, sex, or even their sermons !
Eventually the situation worsens to such levels that they would not allow anyone the right to their privacy. If another person is in pain and therefore not able to give attention to the hypersensitive person they are hurt. If they see two persons talking or laughing in a corner, they are convinced they are the target. In fact they are hurt by everything in the society in which they are not the center of attention.
The second manifestation is a deep sense of unworthiness. This results in a continuous feeling of inferiority, inadequacy and anxiety. A person with these feelings is not able to sustain his own spiritual life or the life of others. Now everyone needs a certain minimum amount of the proper kind of self-worth. Without it the person will always shrug away from all kinds of responsibilities and will always complain "I am completely worthless". While this might be the true state of that person, the mere repetition of this fact is not going to cure him; it is only going to make him feel worse unless he solves the actual problem.
The third manifestation can be called the perfectionist complex. A person having this complex has a deep feeling of inadequacy and always tries to avoid failure. Since every decision in life has two possible consequences (good or bad, success or failure, appreciation or criticism) such persons avoid or postpone making all decisions. He cannot decide what dress or appliance to buy, which career to choose, what fashions to wear and what style to keep. Any decision he finally makes is under pressure. Since spiritual life demands a never ending sequence of minor and major decisions, such a person destroys his spiritual life by his indecision.
Other problems include: fear about everything that one does, inability to accept life as it is, and abnormal attitude towards the sexual nature of man, but we will leave that other articles.
Divine Repair of Damage: It is commonly assumed that painful memories will heal with time and that a normal Christian life will automatically take care of such damages. While this might be true for some, it is not so for the majority. Many suffer chronically from the results of deep-rooted painful memories. These will require a special effort before they are freed of the bondage. Some people will require a prolonged personal effort while others will require the continued help of a mature, and perhaps trained, consolers. The following are some of the steps that are to be taken.
One, persons with painful memories must face this problem squarely. This may not come easily for most people. Since their emotions are already damaged, which gives rise to a self-defensive outlook, accepting that one has a problem due to one's own unforgotten memories becomes very difficult.
Second, a person with painful memories must accept his share of responsibility in creating the problem. It is true that the painful incidents were probably created by others, but the harmful effects have resulted from one's own response to the problem. A person will never receive healing unless he accepts this part and stops blaming others.
Third, they should confess it to the Lord. Without this the Lord is not going to be involved in the process of healing. Without his involvement, there will be no lasting healing.
Fourth, they should forgive everyone who is involved in the problem. For some of my readers this might be very difficult because once they forgive they will be left with no scapegoat to blame for their problems.
Fifth, they should make the word of God a meaningful part of their lives. Unless the sword of the spirit is allowed to pierce through one's soul and spirit, they will never be able to perceive their own personal sins. Taking in the solid diet of the spiritual food served in a Bible believing church is also essential.
Sixth, they should depend upon the Holy spirit to purge their heart and painful memories. He will show what the real problems is, and how to pray for it. A spirit-filled life is an essential requirement before any healing or growth can take place.
No one is fully free from the problem of painful memories. Many believers shed away such problems in the normal course of their spiritual growth. However, some of us are going to carry painful memories for prolonged periods of time and damage our emotions. Only a special effort spread over a period of time will cure the problem. Sometimes the help of a mature and, preferably, trained person will also be required.
About the Author
Dr. Johnson C. Philip is a scientist (PhD in quantum-nuclear physics), and has worked extensively in the fields of free distance education and alternative medicines. His works in Christian Apologetics enjoy worldwide reputation.
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How to get away with using copyrighted material?
I'm a graphic designer:
one of my Instructors in school once said: for a image of a anything or anyone you have to change the it from the original at least 5 different ways and you wont get lawyers coming to your house..
i notice on cafe press; people are just using clipped images from the internet as their t-shirt designs... how is this possible that they are not getting flagged???
Others use a character in a composition with the character in a different background and so on
(which i can understand; in a way it is original and its nothing the company has thought of)
if this is ok then.... i have tons of ideas.....
* OR what about using an existing character or person and doing a original illustration of the character(you know, like fan art)??
aside form images;
how do u get away with using quotes or lyrics in a t-shirt design in cafe press??
I wouldn't live and die by the magic 5 changes rule your professor said. There's no number of changes that will guarantee you wont get sued. In most cases it's at the discretion of the judge, jury, or committee to decide if the reproduction is close enough to the original image to be considered copyright infringement.
Fan art is one thing, but the minute you start making money off of it from sales, it's illegal.
A lot of people get away with it, just because there aren't enough people to police every copyright. It's usually a matter of the creator of the artwork (or the owner of it's rights) to bring it to the attention of the illegal vendor and file a C&D order.
My advice is just to not do it. Getting sued is no fun. You can end up losing your car, or home, or a percentage of your paycheck for years to come.
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How to Make a Picture Say More Than 1,000 Words
Stop reading this right now! Now…count off 30 seconds. According to Neilson statistics, you just counted off the amount of time you have to capture the attention of the newest visitor to your website, pique their interest and then motivate them to take the next step you desire. This is a very difficult thing to accomplish with written content, but if you use animation as an informative hook, the job gets a lot easier.
If a picture says 1,000 words, then animation is simply the most effective means of connecting to your website visitors quickly and efficiently. But it must be used intelligently and with purpose and should not be confused with a great flash introduction that conveys a cool style. In this context, we are talking about animating your message. To do this, simply go back to the beginning of your business and re-examine the fundamental questions and answers that created your target customer:
- Who is your target customer and what makes them such?
- What problem are you solving with your service or product that is unique to this target?
- Why your website (business) is uniquely qualified to provide this solution?
- Without naming competitors, specifically state what you can do that they cannot and remind your target why this is so important to them.
- How is your site secured and how are you going to protect the privacy of your customer?
- What is that you want them to do when the animated message ends?
Once you have answered these fundamental questions, you are prepared to make a crude storyboard. Keep in mind, your animator will make his or her own storyboard. But you will want your own for clarity between you and your animator, as well as to save time and money.
A story board is just like a comic strip you see in the newspaper. Each square has in it an illustration and some dialogue (copy) that explains the interactions between the characters in the strip. It is nothing more than an abbreviated storyboard. For your own crude storyboard, you can you post it notes, simple drawing paper or if you want, PowerPoint.
PowerPoint is great because each slide acts like its own storyboard square and you can use clipart to get your ideas across to the animator you choose. All you need to do at this point is build your message on the storyboard using images as simple as stick figures and hand it off to your animator, who will no doubt consult with you for clarification. This is all part of pre-production and he or she will know what is best to get your point across visually. Once the clarification has taken place, the real production begins.
Your animator will select characters and / or icons that suit the "feel" of your business and appeal to your target audience. Based on your exchanges during consultation, he or she will then blend sound, movement and voiceover to your animation so that the attention of your target audience is captured within that critical 30 seconds and then motivated to take specific action within 60 seconds. And it can be accomplished on a reasonable budget, too. One of the best animation company USA, where you can find an accomplished animators.On their site, you can select amongst different animators who have posted examples of their work right on the site. You can also browse by style of content and then narrow things down by requesting a quote directly from an artists (animator) page. It is that simple, really. Now…stop reading this article. It takes less than 30 seconds to go from here to www.animators.tv, are you paying attention?
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