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This is the tentative schedule for the 2008 New Orleans Mardi Gras parades. Schedules may change over time.
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 6
Phunny Phorty Phellows - Streetcar Route, 7:00 p.m. SUNDAY, JANUARY 13
Claude - Slidell, 1:00 p.m. SATURDAY, JANUARY 19
Krewe du Vieux - French Quarter, 7:00 p.m. SUNDAY, JANUARY 20
Orleans / Jefferson Parish
Little Rascals - Metairie, 11:00 a.m. Perseus - Slidell, 1:00 p.m. FRIDAY, JANUARY 25
Orleans / Jefferson Parish
Oshun - Uptown, 6:00 p.m. Cleopatra - West Bank, 6:30 p.m. Pygmalion - Uptown, 6:45 p.m. Excalibur - Metairie, 7:00 p.m. St. Tammany Parish
Eve - Mandeville, 7:00 p.m. SATURDAY, JANAURY 26
Orleans / Jefferson Parish
Pontchartrain - Uptown, 1:00 p.m. Shangri-La - Uptown, 2:00 p.m. Caesar - Metairie, 6:00 p.m. Sparta - Uptown, 6:00 p.m. Pegasus - Uptown, 6:45 p.m. St. Tammany Parish
Olympia - Covington, 6:00 p.m. Mona Lisa and Moon Pie - Slidell, 7:00 p.m. SUNDAY, JANUARY 27
Orleans / Jefferson Parish
Alla - West Bank, Noon Carrollton - Uptown, Noon King Arthur - Uptown, 1:15 p.m. Barkus - French Quarter, 2:00 p.m. Rhea - Metairie, 3:30 p.m. Centurions - Metairie, 4:15 p.m. Nemesis - Chalmette 2:00 p.m. St. Tammany Parish
Dionysus - Slidell, 1:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30
Druids - Uptown, 6:00 p.m. Thor - Metairie, 7:00 p.m. THURSDAY, JANUARY 31
Babylon - Uptown, 5:45 p.m. Chaos - Uptown, 6:30 p.m. Muses - Uptown, 7:30 p.m. |
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1
Orleans / Jefferson Parish
Hermes - Uptown, 6:00 p.m. Aquila - Metairie, 7:00 p.m. d'Etat - Uptown, 6:30 p.m. Jason - Metairie, 7:30 p.m. Morpheus - Uptown, 7:45 p.m. St. Tammany Parish
Selene - Slidell, 6:30 p.m. Orpheus - Mandeville, 7:00 p.m. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2
NOMTOC - West Bank, 10:45 a.m. Iris - Uptown, 11:00 a.m. Tucks - Uptown, 12:30 p.m. Endymion - Uptown, 4:30 p.m. Isis - Metairie, 6:00 p.m. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3
Orleans / Jefferson Parish
Okeanos - Uptown, 11:00 a.m. Thoth - Uptown, 11:30 a.m. Adonis - West Bank, Noon Mid-City - Uptown, 2:00 p.m. Bacchus - Uptown, 5:15 p.m. Napoleon - Metairie, 5:30 p.m. St. Tammany Parish
Tchefuncte - Madisonville, 2:00 p.m. LUNDI GRAS, FEBRUARY 4
Proteus - Uptown, 5:15 p.m. Orpheus - Uptown, 5:45 p.m. Zeus - Metairie, 6:30 p.m. MARDI GRAS, FEBRUARY 5
Orleans / Jefferson Parish
Zulu - Uptown, 8:00 a.m. Rex - Uptown, 10:00 a.m. Elks Orleans - Uptown, 11:30 a.m. Crescent City - Uptown, follows Elks Argus - Metairie, 10:00 a.m. Jefferson Trucks - Metairie, follows Argus Elks Jefferson - Metairie, follows Jefferson Grela - West Bank, 11:00 a.m. Choctaw - West Bank, Noon St. Tammany Parish
Lions - Covington, 10:00 a.m. Covington - Covington, follows Lions |
The Mardi Gras Indians are not Indians, but are African Americans celebrating their heritage. During the days of slavery, Native Americans gave blacks refuge and accepted slaves into their society. The Mardi Gras Indians pay their respects to the native Indians by wearing similar costumes during Mardi Gras.
The Mardi Gras Indians consist of several "tribes" that march around the streets, making music, dancing and following the chiefs. When one tribe encounters another, a competition of song, dance and costumes often take place.
2 ounces amber rum
1/4 cup passion fruit juice
1 teaspoon superfine sugar
1/2 teaspoon grenadine
Juice of 1/2 lime
Cherries and orange slice to garnish
Ice cubes
In a cocktail shaker mix the rum, passion fruit juice and sugar until sugar is dissolved.
Add the grenadine, and lemon juice and stir to combine. Add the ice cubes and shake.
Strain Hurricane into a cocktail glass.
Garnish with orange and cherries.
Makes 1 drink.