Pissing on Death at Mardi Gras

Louisiana and St. Charles Avenue

Riding the St. Charles line towards downtown, the former Bultman Funeral home now converted to a Fresh Market

slides by on my left. As I sit with my elbow propped up on the sill, I recall an anecdote from  a former Jefferson City Buzzard Member.

He told me that on Mardi Gras day when the group marched towards Louisiana Avenue, they would stop at the Bultman Funeral Home and urinate into a wooded coffin  box filled with sawdust. He said that this was the day to "piss on death."

I chuckle every time I ride by the now Fresh Market. I wonder if anyone there knows about this tradition. 

As I age, the idea becomes more and more interesting to me.

The Buzzards march on Mardi Gras day behind Pete Fountains Haft Fast Marching Group. Both of these organizations are jewels. Check out the WWL video from Fat Tuesday, February 12, 2013.