Unmasking Mardi Gras

<p>New Orleans witnessed its first modern Mardi Gras procession - kick-started by a group of students eager to revive the traditional masquerade, banned for six decades - on 27th February, 1827. </p><br><p>The city’s parades and revelry can trace their origins back to ancient pagan festivals and European traditions, cemented by the arrival of French-Canadian explorer (and MASSIVE ‘Fat Tuesday’ fan) Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville into Louisiana in 1699. </p><br><p>In this episode, The Retrospectors Krewe dig into the celebration’s impact on revenue and refuse; consider the discriminatory practices that accompanied the festivities until the late 20th century; and get angry about the British equivalent: Pancake Day… </p><br><p><strong>Further Reading:</strong></p><ul><li>‘Here's a Brief History of Mardi Gras and How It All Started’ (The Manual, 2024): <a href="https://www.themanual.com/culture/history-of-madi-gras/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.themanual.com/culture/history-of-madi-gras/</a></li><li>‘Unmasking the History of Mardi Gras in New Orleans’ (The Crescent Magazine, 2022): <a href="https://tulanemagazine.com/unmasking-the-history-of-mardi-gras-in-new-orleans/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tulanemagazine.com/unmasking-the-history-of-mardi-gras-in-new-orleans/</a></li><li>‘Mardi Gras New Orleans Louisiana 4K’ (Dan Usher Films, 2017): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Bv1mFl9SI4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Bv1mFl9SI4</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Love the show? Join </strong>🌴<strong>CLUB RETROSPECTORS </strong>🌴<strong> to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!</strong></p><p>Plus, get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast.</p><p><strong>Join now via </strong><a href="https://apple.co/3xCWWQX" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Apple Podcasts</strong></a><strong> or </strong><a href="https://patreon.com/Retrospectors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Patreon</strong></a><strong>. </strong>Thanks!</p><p><strong>We'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:</strong><a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/ca1f94a1-0921-446a-ae00-4d4bfd2ba3ef/podfollow.com/Retrospectors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong> </strong></a><a href="http://podfollow.com/Retrospectors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>podfollow.com/Retrospectors</strong></a></p><p><em>The Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.</em></p><p><em>Theme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Ollie Peart.</em></p><p><em>Copyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2023.</em></p><br><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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