{"id":76,"date":"2012-02-26T16:01:31","date_gmt":"2012-02-26T22:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andreslombana.net\/blog\/?p=76"},"modified":"2012-06-10T16:59:36","modified_gmt":"2012-06-10T22:59:36","slug":"carnival-situations-in-new-orleans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andreslombana.net\/blog\/2012\/02\/26\/carnival-situations-in-new-orleans\/","title":{"rendered":"Carnival Situations in New Orleans"},"content":{"rendered":"

I just returned from a wonderful time in New Orleans where I spent few days and nights taking part of the carnival celebrations. I joined Team Yes, a group of friends who have been participating in the Mardi Gras festivities regularly during the last 4 years. Our headquarters were located in the Uptown in a big two story Creole Town house. In total we were around 33 persons. We marched, danced, sang, cooked, disguised, played music, and ate together in what was a pretty communal and cooperative experience. Although I will write about the topic of the carnival and New Orleans more carefully in future entries, in this post I want to give a quick textual\/visual review of the most interesting situations that I lived in the city of New Orleans during the carnival season 2012. <\/p>\n

Children Audience: Ladders, Screaming, and Catching.<\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"IMG_6230\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"children\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"throwing<\/a>
\n
\nFloats during the day and night: Kings, Queens, and Masked Characters Throwing Things to the Public.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"king<\/a><\/p>\n

\"queen<\/a><\/p>\n

\"trumpet<\/a><\/p>\n

\"float<\/a><\/p>\n

Disguising Everyday: the Costumes of Team Yes:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"monta\u00f1a<\/a><\/p>\n

\"living<\/a><\/p>\n

\"yes\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Marching\/Dancing\/Singing : Box of Wine, Krewe of Saint Cecilia, and Krewe of Kosmic Debris Parades<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Saint<\/a><\/p>\n

\"team<\/a><\/p>\n

\"cruising<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Kosmik<\/a><\/p>\n

Succulent Creole Cousine<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Crawfish<\/em>
\n\"crawfish<\/a><\/p>\n

\"communal<\/a><\/p>\n

King Cake<\/em>
\n\"king<\/a><\/p>\n

Jambalaya<\/em>
\n\"jambalaya\"<\/a><\/p>\n

A final encounter with the Mardi Gras Indian Chiefs<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"mardi<\/a><\/p>\n

\"mardi<\/a><\/p>\n

Carnival Detritus<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"detritus\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"bead<\/a><\/p>\n

\"bead<\/a><\/p>\n

As you can see, the variety of situations is rich. As a general reflection I want to say that the carnival is one of the greatest expressions of human beings. It is like assisting to a massive performance where everybody is invited: children, adults, youth, and elders from different races and genres. Taking active part of the celebrations involves some of my favorite things: making music, dancing, moving through a city, disguising, singing, and eating delicious foods. After experiencing New Orleans carnival something changes on you, on your senses, on your soul. I think one becomes more extroverted. I have never lived through such amount of pagan activities and joy for so many consecutive days and nights. <\/p>\n

As a closing remark, let me share with you and the Internet a beautiful song that a local African American man taught us in a corner of the Garden District the night of Lundi Gras<\/a><\/em>:<\/p>\n

\nKeep it Real
\nBe Sincere
\nAll is Well
\nIn Twenty Twelve<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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