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Krewe du Vieux
Posted By : at 2007-04-28 09:50:35
all New Orleans parading Krewes. It has no large tractor pulled floats like the larger Krewes, using only old style small human or mule drawn floats intersperced with marchers on foot. No recorded music blares from boom-box trucks, for the Krewe du Vieux uses music only from live bands. The floats are hand made and decorated by members of the respective sub-Krewes, often with themes satirizing local politics and customs, sometimes of a bawdy nature -- much closer to early 19th century Carnival traditions than any other Krewe currently parading. The Krewe du Vieux is the only Krewe still allowed to parade through the French Quarter (other than some small walking Krewes on Mardi Gras Day); Krewes with larger floats have been prohibited in the narrow streets of the old town
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