Mardi Gras 1956: Through My Father’s Lens (Boing Boing Video)

Thank you for this interesting look at the past. I have never been to a Mardi Gras celebration, but I know how risqué they can be these days, so it was interesting to see how fun and wholesome, not to mention simplistic, they were in the past. Thank you.

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Great video and pictures. Reminds me more of the present-day Mobile Mardi Gras. More family-oriented or at least family -friendly. Tradition-soaked and spirit-filled. Great job!

just so all of you know, the mardi gras that you see in new orleans isnt the real deal im from the acadiana area of louisiana where the cajuns live and we still have the traditional mardi gras there. beer is still a staple of it but thers none of the filth you get in new orleans

Don’t do Mardy Gras anymore…or worser things to New Orleans will happen, just like Katrina did…

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2.think of someone u like
3.press F10 5 times
4.send this to 5 youtube videos
5.look at your backround

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i’m simply saying that comparing mardi gras in 1956 as opposed to today would be like comparing night and day. Theres nothing wrong with having a great time with friends, and whatnot…but seeing this and seeing how mardi gras is today, is depressing. I cant even imagine what life will be like for my kids in their teens, when i have kids. Its quite unbelievable

Oh, i know they are…but People here in the US as opposed to people in europe, abuse everything. Money, drugs, alcohol, sex, women, religion, the list goes on. You used a good term…TAME. To them it IS tame…to us its not cause everybody in this country, young people mainly. I’m just saying that To see what mardi gras was back then as opposed to today is depressing. Ask everybody in america what mardi gras is, and i’m sure 80% of them will TITS AND BOOZE.

Reminds me of the Mummers of Philadelphia.

Great quality pics and videos for the era!
Your father did good work.
Thanks for sharing this piece of Americana!

I too was born in 1956. Interesting indeed …, thanks for sharing.

even if your statement is mostly true, most other western countries, especially european, are a lot more liberal in drinking and sex than we are, so this stuff is pretty tame to them

@ealixl I’m from RI but now live in Lake Charles!

What? When’s the last time you went to a Mardi Gras parade not in the French Quarter with all the tourists?

So this is what mardi gras used to be? Boy scouts at 0:05 into the video. NOW, its nothing but a bunch of whores and drunks. Its about getting drunk and showing your tits. No wonder everbody hates us. (usa) we’re nothing but a bunch of fucktards

I lived in new Orleans. now I live in RI

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dear mardore thankyou so much for sharin this lovely video . i moved to new orleans in time to experienced my first mardi gras feb 1968 . i love this city very much .and now with the saints as winners it is marvelous..lets remenicen and enjoy .the tradition .life in the fifties and sixties .was great. gerardo

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If that’s wealthy; eeking out payments then I’m happy to NOT be rich but own m,y house,car and other rental property.