Skeleton Krewe | Mardi Gras
Considerably smaller than its neighbors, the 6th Ward is just 4 blocks wide and just under 40 blocks long. Even with its size, it’s not short on must-see New Orleans attractions. Along the Mississippi River is the French Market. Since 1791, this open-air market boasts 6 blocks of shopping and is open daily.
Just one block away from the French Market is The Old U. S. Mint. The mint is the only one in the United States that has produced American and Confederate coinage. Over 100 years ago, the minting stopped and it wasn’t until 1981 that the mint was designated as a State museum site. It still stands today as the Louisiana Historical Center and houses a jazz venue on its upper floors.
Way back in 1819 a group of men in the 6th Ward of New Orleans created a unique Mardi Gras tradition and called themselves the Skeleton Krewe. They dressed in homemade skeleton costumes early on Mardi Gras morning, waking residents to prepare for the festivities of the day. “What we do is in the real spirit of Mardi Gras, we think; a sort of shedding of the flesh,” their chief, Bruce ‘Sunpie’ Barnes explains, adding that it is one way “people give honor to the family spirits that went before them.” They wear aprons with skull and bone emblems and the phrase “You next” as a reminder to revelers of the impermanence of life and to warn them away from negative choices that bring death closer.
The Skeleton Krewe marched in two parades as usual in the 2020 Carnival season — They were lead by Le Krewe d' Etat parade that was on Friday, February 21st, and began at 6:30 pm. Then the can the SOLO march Mardi Gras morning on February 25th, which began at 6:00 am and ending at Jackson Square around 8:30 am. From there they moseyed on over toward Frenchman Street and hung around the street party in front of R Bar around 10:30 am.
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