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Grand Poohbah
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Location: Chalmette, Louisiana
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Mar 10, 2008 at 02:18 PM
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This is the Irish, Italian and Islenos Parade. Featured are my mom, aunt and neighbors Willie and his daughter and son in law. Hope ya'll enjoy.
Try and catch a cabbage, potato or carrot! __________________ So often we dwell on the things that seem impossible rather than on the things that are possible. So often we are depressed by what remains to be done and forget to be thankful for all that has been done.--Marian Wright Edelman |
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Mar 10, 2008 at 05:19 PM
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Looks like a fun time - although I gotta say I still think the idea of throwing vegetables is a little wierd. Thanks for sharing.
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Poohbah
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Mar 10, 2008 at 05:21 PM
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Idk, throwing vegetables sounds like something I would do.
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Mar 10, 2008 at 06:36 PM
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way cool
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Mar 10, 2008 at 07:52 PM
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Way neat! Thanks for sharing Chalmette. Can you tell us the story behind it?
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Mar 10, 2008 at 11:44 PM
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It was really very interesting. I thought I had seen everything. Throwing veggies sounds better then beads, least you can eat the veggies. Thanks.
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Grand Poohbah
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Mar 11, 2008 at 01:53 PM
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The parade started to celebrate the cultures of the irish, italian and islenos. Back in the day, the irish had a parade in the 'Irish Channel' of the city and food was thrown to make your cabbage meal for st. Patty's. The parades have grown and they are throughout the metro area now, celebrating different cultures from those areas. Their are lots of irish and italian down here. And the Islenos' were the first settlers to St. Bernard Parish. They are originally from the Canary Islands. Coming up in about a month is the Islenos' Festival celebrating just them. With their food, music, dance, exhibits and family visiting from their original islands. Its a nice festival. Thats where the shrimp and grits come from. Yum
Everything you catch from this parade you clean and eat. We caught alot of ramen noodles and boxes of Domino's brown cinnamon sugar. Saving those things and bringing up to Tres' in a few weeks. He loved this parade. Yeah you dont catch many beads at this parade. You get more trinkets. __________________ So often we dwell on the things that seem impossible rather than on the things that are possible. So often we are depressed by what remains to be done and forget to be thankful for all that has been done.--Marian Wright Edelman |
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Wise Elder
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Mar 11, 2008 at 09:02 PM
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Wow that looks like such a fun time!!!! How cool!!!
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