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The New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian Council always has their Indian Sunday on the third Sunday of March, around St. Joseph's Day. Their festivities begin at noon in A.L. Davis Park (at Washington & LaSalle Streets) where the Mardi Gras Indians once again dress in their feathers and suits and take to the streets to meet other "gangs". Mardi Gras Indians and a Second Line filled with great music and amazing moves – that’s what you’ll experience during Keep-N-It-Real. The Bayou St. John festivities will begin on Orleans and head to N. Broad where the procession will take a left towards 1701 Avenue Barbershop N. Broad. The Super Sunday Mardi Gras Indian parade rolls in Central City in New Orleans, Sunday, March 24, 2024. scores of Black masking Indians will gather on the south end of Bayou St. John, to suit Or head over to Mid-City where the Tambourine and Fan organization stages its annual Super Sunday parade at Bayou St. John and Orleans Avenue. Learn Super Sunday History. Learn about Mardi Gras Indian Ranks. View Indian Videos Where can you see Mardi Gras Indians? There are several Super Sundays throughout the year, and the date is different for each: Uptown, downtown (Bayou St. John), and West Bank (Algiers). Each Super Sunday is held in the spring, starting with Uptown Super Sunday typically on the third Sunday of March (or the Sunday closest to St. Joseph’s Day). Black Indian maskers, also known as Mardi Gras Indians, will gather in New Orleans on the banks of Bayou St. John near Orleans Avenue on Sunday for the 11th annual Circle of Chiefs Indian Cha Wa To most Americans, "Super Sunday" connotates the Sunday on which the NFL Super Bowl is played. However, in New Orleans, Super Sunday has a totally different meaning. It is a day for the city's Mardi Gras Indian tribes to put on their colorful suits and "strut their stuff" while marching in a procession through the streets. In keeping with traditions that date back to the 19th century, Uptown Hundreds of Black masking Indians representing various Mardi Gras Indian tribes will be parading Sunday (April 2) beginning on the banks of Bayou St. John at Orleans Avenue. The 11th Annual Circle of Chiefs Indian Cha Wa Downtown Super Sunday give the public a chance to see the Indians’ 2023 suits. The theme of this Read More Big Chief Dave Montana of the Washitaw Nation Mardi Gras Indian tribe sings “Shallow Water” and plays the tambourine for a crowd at Bayou St. John on April 7, 2024 during Downtown Super Sunday. Big Chief Victor Harris greats a crowd at Bayou St. John for the Downtown Super Sunday parade on April 7, 2024. Mardi Gras Indian tribes will gather on Bayou St. John at Orleans Avenue for Super Sunday Downtown today (April 10). The Indians will be joined by brass bands and social aid and pleasure clubs for a procession down Orleans Avenue to North Broad Street and St. Bernard Avenue, ending at Hunter’s Field. The march starts Read More Mardi Gras Indians masking on the banks of Bayou St. John. (Photo by Joanitah Nakiggwe) Behind This Story | The following story featured in “My Park, My Place, My Peace,” a multimedia series geared at sparking a broader conversation about the history of local parks and recreation, and what it looks like to ensure our public green space The crowd follows the Mardi Gras Indians to the start of their journey down Orleans Avenue from Bayou St. John during the Circle of Chiefs 7th Annual Indian Cha Wa (Downtown Super Sunday). The New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian Council always has their Indian Sunday on the third Sunday of March, around St. Joseph’s Day. Their festivities begin at noon in A.L. Davis Park (at Washington & LaSalle Streets), where the Mardi Gras Indians once again dress in their feathers and suits and take to the streets to meet other “gangs”. Like a rambunctious, feathery rainbow, the procession of scores of Black Masking Indians (also called Mardi Gras Indians) lit up Crescent City streets from Bayou St John to Hardin Park. Mardi Gras Indians and a Second Line filled with great music and amazing moves – that’s what you’ll experience during Keep-N-It-Real. The Bayou St. John festivities will begin on Orleans and head to N. Broad where the procession will take a left towards 1701 Avenue Barbershop N. Broad. Big War Chief of Young Cheyenne gathers with other Mardi Gras Indians at Bayou St. John in full regalia for the Original Super Sunday Parade sponsored by the Tambourine and Fan Club Sunday, March The History and Tradition of Mardi Gras. Most of these dates and historical data have been verified by articles, references from saved clippings and articles from the old Creole newspaper, " The bee ", Times-Picayune archives, references sources at Tulane University, "The Lords of Misrule" by James Gill, University of Mississippi Press, "Mardi Gras Indians", " Negro Soldiers: In the Battle of In the spring, Downtown Mardi Gras Indians host a celebration of their tribes along Bayou St. John. On Easter Weekend, Crescent City Classic includes Esplanade Avenue in its 10 kilometer running Y’all come pass a good time at our Annual St. John the Beloved Mardi Gras party. POTLUCK - fix your favorite Louisiana dish, salad, appetizer or dessert FOOD - We'll be serving BB's famous Chicken & Andouille Gumbo, whole smoked Alligator, the Knights of Columbus’s Cochon de Lait BBQ Poboys, and Bayou Bakery’s King Cake BAND: Featuring *The Mardi Gras Indians are celebrated on this date (Fat Tuesday) in 1732. These African Americans participate as a cultural foundation of New Orleans and Mardi gras history. The Mardi Gras Indians are as much a part of that secret society as any other carnival organization. The heritage of the Mardi Gras Indians is an African based long and hard road, starting in late 1600's with the Indian
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