the you are here in part as member and you bless the crew before it rolls on mardi gras morning very telus. these are all floats, if you ve ever been to mardi gras, or if you ve ever bent onto floats, you know it can be a little precarious there. is standing up on something moving. on all the members and all the people of this is a. we have a safe happy joyful celebration at mardi gras. get the timing of mardi gras is directly influenced by certain parts of the bible. one, it is the celebration o holy week, the last supper, the passion, crucifixion overlord, and easter sunday. they modeled it after when jesu went 40 days and 40 nights fasting in the desert in preparation for his mentorship. that 40 day starts on ash
interact the very end because a lot of these guys want to be ou there, the grandfather wants to have his son and his grandchildren they put on evidence where they will attrac everybody. this is a family thing. in the 1870s, the way the floats were made and the celebration was horse-drawn, ha hey, real grass and wagons with beautiful costumes. but this is super high-tech stuff year. i mean this is still artistry, but it s also, it really pops out at you. when my dad started the business it was small, it was maybe less than a dozen crews, the floats would carry six or eight men, you know how floats that are literally so the way that they are built, the lighting, the technology, the animation, it is amazing.
people come together. the other legacy, and of the carnival celebration are it s not just beautiful floats, but it s what s choosers, lick anywhere and you will see what we deserve here is part of our celebration. that is not understood well. i don t think the artistic prowess that i see walking in the fall shops downtown whether it is festive clothing. that is made here in many cases or jewelry that is crafted here with unique colors of this place . this is something i think peopl don t realize. to become of the insanity over weeks and weeks and weeks, this is not just a weekend or at night, this goes on for weeks and weeks. in not only sustains the
is the fourth and building thes floats. mardi gras brings everybody in new orleans together in away that s other places don t do. what was it like last year t not have mardi gras? literally everybody in new orleans had house floats that went around the world. it was amazing, it is such a part of the cultural lives and it they just become part of it and they make it into there. everybody has their own traditions fred. one thing and left about thi and we don t have this in other cities as much is the young coming together with the older generations in learning from each other. that is wonderful. on these floats, these young kids with the lieutenants in th captains. these clubs, the most successfu organizations in mardi gras carnival are the ones that can
help those who are most privileged and in need in our community. now that we ve learned the historical and religious aspects , let s get to the most eye-catching part of this entir celebration of floats. i understand that we have some former royalty with us? yes, come right over here. ticket nice to see you guys. so are we going to give at at the place right here, with thes incredible floats fred. absolutely. you were telling me, that th colors of mardi gras have been represented by the floats and then translating into our values . we are right at that justice float here which is quite something. could get the colors of mardi gras purple, gold, and green.