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New Orleans Mayor Cancels Mardi Gras Parades In 2021

Crowds screaming for beads thrown from floats on the Endymion parade during Mardi Gras on 22nd February 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Mardi Gras is the biggest celebration the city of New Orleans hosts every year. The magnificent, costumed, beaded and feathered party is laced with tradition and having a good time. Celebrations are concentrated for about two weeks before and culminate on 'Fat Tuesday' (the day before Ash Wednesday and Lent). The average Endymion rider will throw 500 pounds of beads. With a membership of roughly 3200, that's an 800-ton trove thrown to the crowd. (photo by Barry Lewis/In Pictures via Getty Images)

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New Orleans Mayor Cancels Mardi Gras Parades In 2021

Welp although vaccines are in the works and showing positive results, New Orleans is already locking down a few events for 2021. According to Fox News, the Louisiana City just announced that its annual parades, which were previously scheduled for January and February, will be canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s office posted a statement saying, “The City of New Orleans cannot cancel Mardi Gras because it is a religious Holiday, however, we will not be able to celebrate the Holiday this year as we have in the past.”

The office further specified: “Parades of any kind will not be permitted this year because large gatherings have proven to be super spreader events of the COVID-19 virus,”

The mayor’s move comes shortly after the Krewe du Vieux, one of the city’s most popular Carnival organizations, announced last week it would not parade in 2021. While their canceling the holiday as they stated, Cantrell’s office has asked the public to share ideas about how to celebrate the holiday safely. People are able to submit detailed plans for socially distanced celebrations with safety protocols built in.

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