New Orleans Comedy

The first Mardi Gras took place in 1833 and the celebration of the signing of New Orleans has never looked back since.

Mardi Gras, meaning Fat Tuesday in French, traditionally begins on the 12th night (January 6th) and lasts about two weeks until the end on the Tuesday before Lent. It brings us back to the old Christian ceremonies held in preparation for Ash Wednesday and Lent, but now is a display of endless parades, masked balls and parties king cake.

Tourists flock to New Orleans, especially for the last weekend of Mardi Gras, and are entertained by the many parades that are organized by the guilds of Carnival. The brotherhoods are the traditional groups of revelers - some groups more than 100 years - whether during the carnival parade, masquerade parties, or both. A highlight of the carnival, to the extent that customers are concerned, are the shots ", being the small toys and party members Krewe floats to shake them.

The most lavish masked ball held during the Mardi Gras Ball must be the final ending with 'Meeting the courts, a spectacular ceremony where the King and Queen of Carnival to meet the king and queen of the Brotherhood Mistick Comus ( the oldest of the confraternities of the Carnival). Other highlights of many parts of king cakes that take place throughout the celebration where guests are challenged to find small chips in the coffee cake is frosted Braided Mardi Gras one of the most sought after delicacies .

Customers are encouraged to dress in the last two days of the festival, which falls on Monday and Tuesday are known as Lundi Gras and Mardi Gras, respectively. Good costume ideas are those which are traditional symbols of Mardi Gras as the Fleur de Lis and the faces of comedy and drama and then to top it all with a mask with feathers.

Walking through the streets dressed to the nines in the new Orleans Carnival season with its duplicate, Flambeau and coconut Zulu is an unforgettable experience that everyone should have at least once.