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Mardi Gras in Rural Acadiana

Mardi Gras in rural Southwestern Louisiana draws on traditions that are centuries old. Revelers go from house to house begging to obtain the ingredients for a communal meal. They wear costumes that conceal their identity and that also parody the roles of those in authority. They escape from ordinary life partly through the alcohol many consume in their festive quest, but even more through the roles they portray. As they act out their parts in a wild, gaudy pageant, they are escaping from routine existence, freed from the restraints that confine them every other day in the year.

Pictures and Schedules from Mamou, Eunice, Church Point, LeJune Cove, Basile, Elton, Soileau

Unfortunately this page is no longer being maintained; however, you can learn a lot about the Mardi Gras traditions by reading the links to the individual towns.

See Penny's story about the Mardi Gras Courir, a Creole and Cajun tradition.

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Dick Brainard hosts an annual trip to Lafayette for Mardi Gras. All of Dick's current posting about his New Years and Mardi Gras trips are posted on Portland Sideways under the Zydeco menu. They are called Dick's Zydeco News.

See Penny's story about the Mardi Gras Courir, a Creole and Cajun tradition.

Contact Dick Brainard to join his info list for this trip.

Dick

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Zydeco Trail Tour

We're offering our first tour to Southern Louisiana for Mardi Gras next year. You can check out two of our websites (a general one and one specifically about our upcoming tour.)

General: www.wix.com/zydecotour/zydeco-trail-tour 

Mardi Gras: www.zydecotrailtour.shutterfly.com

 

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