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January 6, 2007

Twelfth Night!

The Carnival season officially begins on the Twelfth Day of Christmas. The private side of Carnival's kickoff are all the King Cakes that will be consumed starting today. The public side of Twelfth Night is a streetcar event, the annual ride tonight of the Phunny Phorty Phellows. The PPP usually would ride the St. Charles line on two chartered streetcars, but this year they'll be on the Canal hybrid line.

Additionally, there's a parade tonight! The Krewe of Zeus marks their 50th anniversery by rolling down their original Metairie Road route. That route brings a lot of great childhood memories back for me. My dad was very active in American Legion Post 175. Their hall is on Metairie Road, and they'd always erect a small reviewing stand out front for the kids. We used to have so much fun there.

The more formal side of Twelfth Night will be celebrated at the bal masque of the Twelfth Night Revelers. Carnival krewes have events year-round these days, but the formal balls usually start on January 6th.

Happy Twelfth Night!

Posted by YatPundit at January 6, 2007 2:25 PM

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