Gabatarwa zuwa Jam'iyyar Mafi Girma na Duniya
Mardi Gras. Ta yaya za a bayyana babbar jam'iyya ta duniya? Idan an haife ku a New Orleans kawai kawai hanyar ne. Yana cikin kasusuwa kuma ba za ku iya tunanin rayuwa a ko'ina ba wanda zai yi bikin Mardi Gras. Duk da haka, idan kai baƙo ne, kana buƙatar bayani da jagora. Don haka, don farawa, Mardi Gras shine Faransanci don Fat Talata. A kullum ana yin bikin ranar kafin Ash Laraba, don haka kwanan wata ya canza kowace shekara .
Ash Laraba ne farkon Lent, kuma ga 'yan Katolika na New Orleans na nufin hadaya. Sabili da haka, Mardi Gras shine bashin karshe kafin Lent. Amma, wannan shine New Orleans, kuma wata rana ta rabuwar ba ta isa ba. Aikin fasaha na kakar Mardi Gras, wanda ake kira Carnival, ya fara ranar 6 ga watan Janairu, biki na Epiphany.
Carnival Season
Ranar 6 ga watan Janairu, fararen Carnival ya fara da bukukuwa, wanda ya nuna dalla-dalla, ta hanyar gayyaci kawai, littafi mai ladabi wanda aka gabatar da sarauta na ƙungiya ko "krewe". Bayan haka, kimanin makonni biyu kafin Mardi Gras rana, fararen farawa. Krewes kungiyoyi masu zaman kansu ne da suka sa a kan Mardi Gras da abubuwan da suka danganci Carnival. Ana biya kudaden wannan ƙungiya ta 'yan kungiyar Krewes kuma babu tallafin kasuwanci don Mardi Gras Parades.
Mardi Gras Parades fara game da makonni biyu kafin ainihin ranar Mardi Gras. Akwai hanyoyi iri-iri.
Wasu suna sanya su ta hanyar "tsohuwar layi" Krewes, masu gargajiya da suke da zane-zane na hoto, da kuma sarauniya da Sarauniya da aka zaba daga cikin Krewe. Wadannan Krewes sun dawo zuwa 1800s kuma sun kafa tarihi na Mardi Gras a New Orleans. Krewe na Rex ya gabatar da mafi girma daga cikin kwanakin nan kuma kwanakin baya zuwa 1872.
Rex ya fara a ranar Mardi Gras kuma Sarki na Rex shi ne sarki na Carnival.
Matakan da aka sanya ta hanyar "Super Krewes" kwanan nan sun fi girma a sikelin. Sauran sau da yawa jirgin ruwa yana da yawa sau da yawa a cikin tsofaffin layi. Bisa ga bukukuwa, Super Krewes sun yi rukuni a duk lokacin da suka fara zama, kuma suna da sarakuna masu daraja. Sabon Super Krewe fara fara Asabar kafin Mardi Gras tare da Endymion. Kashegari shi ne Bacchus . Dukansu da aka kafa a cikin shekarun 1960, Bacchus da Endymion sune "babban zauren" na Super Krewes. Ranar kafin Mardi Gras ake kira Lundi Gras (Fat Litinin). Sabon Super Krewes, Orpheus ya fara da dare na Lundi Gras.
Mardi Gras Parades
Kusan dukkanin New Orleans suna tafiya a kan hanyar St. Charles da kuma cikin Babban Kasuwancin Kasuwanci. Wani batu mai ban sha'awa shi ne Endymion, wanda ke tafiya zuwa Babban Kasuwancin Kasuwanci daga Canal Street. Ƙananan ƙaura zahiri sun shiga cikin Faransanci na yau saboda hanyoyi masu kunkuntar a wannan tsohuwar tarihin garin. Idan kana so ka ga wani farati, dole ne ka bar Quarter Faransa, ko a kalla je zuwa Canal Street a gefen Faransa na Faransa.
Mardi Gras Fits
Abu daya duk abin da ke faruwa a Mardi Gras yana da yawa shi ne cewa mahayan suna jefa abubuwa ga taron.
Tabbas, abubuwan da ke gaba shine Mardi Gras beads. Amma kuma suna jefa kofuna na filastik da kwalliya (tsabar kudi) tare da kwanan wata da kuma krewe a cikin shekara. Wasu daga cikin hanyoyi sun jefa wadanda ke da ban mamaki ga krewe. Alal misali, masu hawan krewe na Zulu suna sa hannu da fentin da aka yi ado da kyau. Kodayake doka ta gari ta haramta doka ta jefa waɗannan, ana ba da maharan damar ba da ku ɗaya. Kwayar Zong mai yiwuwa ita ce mafi girma da aka jefa a Mardi Gras kuma idan kuna da farin ciki don samun wanda za ku sami hakkoki.
Sabanin yarda da imani, Mardi Gras shine abokantaka. Yawancin iyalan New Orleans, ciki harda mine, suna kan hanyar St. Charles a wani wuri tsakanin filin Napoleon da Lee Circle. Idan kun shiga cikin wannan yanki, za ku sami hotuna na iyali da kuma bar-bambayoyi a duk hanyar hanya.
Ƙananan yara suna sa ido a kan wuraren zama na musamman da aka rataye a kan matakan don tabbatar da cewa suna da lafiya kuma suna iya ganin abin da ke gudana. Ta hanyar doka, wadannan ladders dole ne su kasance kamar yadda suka dawo daga shinge kamar yadda suka kasance high, da kuma wani yaro dole ne ya tsaya a kan tsãni tare da yaron.
Masu sufurin jirgin sama suna dauke da kaya na musamman, kamar dabbobi masu cushe, ga kananan yara a wannan ɓangaren hanya. Saboda wannan yanki na al'ada ne a yanki na iyali inda yanayi ya kasance sada zumunci da G-rated.
Ya ƙare a Midnight
Duk abin da ke gudana a lokacin lokacin zaman rayuwa kuma a kan ranar Mardi Gras a kan titin Bourbon , duk ya ƙare daidai da tsakar dare. A lokacin fashewa na tsakar dare, Lent farawa kuma jam'iyyar ta ƙare. Rundunar 'yan sanda sun jagoranci wata hanyar tsabtace manyan tsabta ta titi ta hanyar titin Bourbon. Saboda haka, yana da kyau a kashe Bourbon Street kafin tsakar dare. Mutane da yawa masu zuwa zuwa Mardi Gras ko dai ba su san wannan ba ko basu yarda da shi ba kuma sun kama su a cikin damuwa. Yi imani da shi, jam'iyyar ta ƙare a tsakar dare.
Saboda haka, zo Mardi Gras kuma kada ku ji tsoro don samun lokaci mai kyau. Ka tuna, za ka iya zo kadai ka ga shafuka a kan titin Bourbon, ko kuma kawo yara kuma su zauna a St. Charles Avenue.