<p class="ql-block">Mardi Gras狂歡節(jié)由Zulu的游行正式開始！</p> <p class="ql-block">我們站的地方，是新奧爾良電視臺WDSU新聞報導的地方，我們有幸能夠和電視臺的新聞記者合影！</p> <p class="ql-block">1909年初，一個名為“流浪漢”的俱樂部的一群工人去皮蒂安劇院觀看了一部音樂喜劇，其中包括一部關于祖魯部落的名為《There Never Was and Never Will Be a King Like Me》的小品。根據(jù)傳說，在看到小品后，他們退休到他們的聚會地點（佩爾迪多街1100街區(qū)一家餐廳/酒吧后面的一個房間），并以Zulu祖魯斯的身份出現(xiàn)。正如他們所說，其余的都是歷史。然而，祖魯?shù)臍v史學家工作人員多年的廣泛研究似乎表明，祖魯?shù)拈_始比這復雜得多。</p><p class="ql-block">與老年成員的對話和采訪表明，過去，該市被劃分為病房，每個病房都有自己的團體或“俱樂部”。流浪漢就是這樣一個群體。創(chuàng)建祖魯?shù)膱F體可能由流浪漢和其他病房團體的成員以及慈善援助協(xié)會的成員組成。慈善協(xié)會是黑人社區(qū)的第一種保險形式。對于少量會費，會員在生病或有葬禮要支付時會獲得經(jīng)濟幫助。</p><p class="ql-block">當這些人早在1901年就以狂歡節(jié)游行時，他們第一次以祖魯斯的身份出現(xiàn)在1909年，威廉·斯托里飾演國王。這群人穿著破爛的褲子，在King Story的前面和后面有一個唱禧年的四重奏。他的“拉德罐”皇冠和“香蕉莖”權杖的服裝有據(jù)可查。早期跟隨威廉·斯托爾的國王也穿著類似的服裝。</p><p class="ql-block">1915年預示著首次使用花車，花車建在彈簧車上，使用干貨箱。花車上裝飾著棕櫚葉和苔蘚，并帶著四位公爵和國王。那個卑微的開始產(chǎn)生了我們今天在祖魯游行中看到的奢華花車。</p><p class="ql-block">今天，祖魯以椰子扔而聞名——這很可能是所有狂歡節(jié)中最令人垂涎的投擲物。Zulu的儀仗隊被稱為靈魂勇士；他們的角色包括Big Shot、女巫醫(yī)生、大使、市長、省長、州長和Big Stuff先生。</p><p class="ql-block">最著名的祖魯國王克雷韋是1949年在位的路易斯·阿姆斯特朗Luis Armstrong。</p> <p class="ql-block">Zulu游行發(fā)的最珍貴的東西是手繪的椰子。</p> <p class="ql-block">緊跟著Zulu出場游行的是Rex。Rex憑借他的宏偉傳統(tǒng)、豐富多彩的主題、精致的服裝和手繪花車，雷克斯是嘉年華之王。</p><p class="ql-block">雷克斯，正式名稱為設計學院，舉行的游行比任何其他組織都多。它們是許多狂歡節(jié)傳統(tǒng)的起源，包括紫色、綠色和金色的官方嘉年華顏色，以及收藏的杜布隆硬幣（由雷克斯于1960年推出）。</p> <p class="ql-block">With his grand traditions, rich and colorful themes, elaborate costumes and hand-painted floats, Rex is the King of Carnival. </p><p class="ql-block">Rex, officially the School of Design, has held more parades than any other organization. They are the origin of many Mardi Gras traditions, including the official Carnival colors of purple, green and gold, as well as the collectible doubloon coins (introduced by Rex in 1960). The Krewe consists of 600 male riders and parades on the New Orleans Uptown route on Mardi Gras day, immediately after Zulu. </p><p class="ql-block">Founded in 1872, the Krewe of Rex is one of the oldest participating groups in Mardi Gras. They formed in a New Orleans still recovering from the Civil War as a way to entice tourists to visit the city and businesses to put down roots in the community. The city’s businessman originally organized Rex to put on a spectacle for the visiting of Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia. The krewe’s official song – "If Ever I Cease to Love" – is heard throughout New Orleans in the Mardi Gras season. It is a tune that some would describe as quirky, a song from an 1870’s musical called "Bluebeard." The story goes that the song was adopted because the Grand Duke Alexis had a fondness for the actress who sang the song in the musical which was playing at the time of his visit to New Orleans.</p><p class="ql-block">Every year, one member of the Rex organization is selected to be Rex, the monarch of the krewe for the year. (He’s often called King Rex, but his correct title is just “Rex.”) Rex is always an influential resident involved in a multiple civic causes and philanthropic pursuits. Rex’s identity is kept secret until Lundi Gras, the day before Mardi Gras. Traditionally, the mayor hands Rex a symbolic key to the city.</p> <p class="ql-block">我們有幸能和另一位新奧爾良電視臺WDSU的新聞主播合影！</p> <p class="ql-block">看完狂歡節(jié)游行之后，特意品嘗狂歡節(jié)特有的King's Cake。</p> <p class="ql-block">狂歡節(jié)之夜，去Fiery Crab海鮮餐館品嘗小龍蝦及其它海鮮。</p> <p class="ql-block">晚飯之后，去Bourbon Street看熱鬧。那里擠得連走路都很難，絕對是兒童不宜的地方。</p> <p class="ql-block">還是趕緊回到Jackson Square清凈清凈。</p> <p class="ql-block">最后在Cafe Du Monde吃甜餅做宵夜來結束我們的新奧爾良之旅！</p>