Mardi Gras Indian Super Sunday 2013 parade

Photo by Marcello Amari

For the uninitiated visitor, we?ll break it down: Super Sunday is the day when tribes of Mardi Gras Indians from across New Orleans don their newest suits and take to the streets to show off these elaborate, wearable works of art handmade with beads, feathers, rhinestones and sequins, challenging Indian chiefs from other tribes over whose suit is the ?prettiest? (the highest compliment for these masterpieces).

The annual Super Sunday parade hosted by the New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian Council will take place on Sunday, March 17, 2013, with tribes gathering at A.L. Davis Park at Washington & LaSalle Streets around 12 noon.

After Mardi Gras, Super Sunday and St. Joseph?s night (March 19) are the only other times of year when New Orleans? famous Mardi Gras Indians roam the streets in full regalia. Parading on St. Joseph?s night has been a Mardi Gras Indian tradition in New Orleans for more than a century, and Super Sunday always falls on the Sunday closest to St. Joseph?s. Few agree about the connection between the Italian celebration of St. Joseph?s day and the Indians? Super Sunday ? opinions vary even among Indian chiefs.

Where can I find Mardi Gras Indians on Super Sunday?
Super Sunday music and activities?start around 12 noon at A.L. Davis Park (Washington/LaSalle Streets).

Parade route: A.L. Davis Park at Washington Avenue and LaSalle Street ? LaSalle to Simon Bolivar. Left on Martin Luther King Boulevard to S. Claiborne Avenue. Left on Claiborne Avenue to Washington Avenue. Left on Washington Avenue. End: A.L. Davis Park

Where can I find Mardi Gras Indians on St. Joseph?s Night?
Indians parading on St. Joseph?s night are more difficult to track down. Indians as a rule parade without a designated route, except on Super Sunday. In general, Uptown Indians parade around the Central City area and Downtown Indians stick to the Seventh Ward area. For locals, searching for the Indians is considered part of the fun of the experience; finding them is the reward!

Source: http://www.neworleans.com/blog/2013/02/mardi-gras-indian-super-sunday-2013-parade/

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