"It can't rain every day": the year-round experience of Carnival
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Mardi Gras is a celebration of reversals where adults can become children, genders become fluid, and private desires become public. Visitors regard this event as at most lasting for one weekend, yet New Orleans, LA, residents see Mardi Gras as the culmination of an entire year's preparation and reminiscing.
Publication Name: Western Folklore
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0043-373X
Year: 1999
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New Orleans mardi gras and gender in three krewes: Rex, the truck parades, and Muses
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A comparative study of three Mardi Gras carnival krewes, Rex, its tailcoats, the truck parades and a relatively new women's krew, muses is discussed focusing on the impact of gender in these primarily white organizations.
Publication Name: Western Folklore
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0043-373X
Year: 2006
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Marketing Mardi Gras: Heritage Tourism In Rural Acadiana
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Mardi Gras is a big business for Louisiana's Tourism industry. The possibilities and tensions between tourism and Mardi Gras runs are discussed along with the tourist market.
Publication Name: Western Folklore
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0043-373X
Year: 2003
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