New Orleans has banned parades for the 2021 Mardi Gras celebration as the city grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, officials have announced.
City officials on Tuesday tweeted out guidance for the upcoming Mardi Gras in February that included a photo with text stating that there would be “no parades in 2021.”
The photo said that the upcoming “Mardi Gras is different” but “not cancelled.”
Mardi Gras is more than just king cakes and beads, it is a religious holiday. a season of traditions that we celebrate every year, a time that the community comes together in formal, fun, and often unexpected ways. pic.twitter.com/uI6rX06R5B
— The City Of New Orleans (@CityOfNOLA) November 17, 2020
A section of New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s (D) website on Mardi Gras 2021 also says that “parades of any kind” will be prohibited.
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