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African masquerade ensembles are recognizably carnivalesque, yet not aligned with Carnival as we know it. The exquisite, ...
The collaboration proceeded with Hamilton introducing Fraser to members of the Masking Indian community. “I was pulled into ...
Members of the Painesville Elks carry a large flag during a past Fairport Mardi Gras parade. The final Fairport Mardi Gras festival will be held from 5 to 11 p.m. July 5. (News-Herald file) ...
The Mardi Gras Service route was last served in 2005 by a transcontinental route that only operated three days a week. The Southern Rail Commission says they have been working on the new rail ...
Specific practices associated with Mardi Gras greatly exacerbated visitors’ proximity to other tourists; the tradition of throwing items from floats, for example, often led revelers to come into ...
Zulu Social Club Wear Controversial Blackface Makeup for Mardi Gras Because Black Men Once Weren't Allowed to Wear Masks "If we were allowed to wear masks like the White folks, we probably would ...
In the early 1900s, the Black social group Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club began marching in Mardi Gras parades The documentary A King Like Me reveals that the group decided to wear blackface makeup ...