New Year's Eve in New Orleans

The Saints are in the Play Offs! The players are requested Popeye's fried chicken on the flight to the game. Superstitions abide in this city where we mix our Catholicism with gris gris. Marie Laveau's grave just got a coat of pink paint for the new year. All things must be kept in proper perspective.

King Cakes are out at the neighborhood Rouse's Grocery Store; King's day is not until January 6th. We put out the King's cake for those travelers who are returning to places where there are no such things. WE are all King's in search of some great majestic force. Some find it in the guise of religious celebrations, other find in in honoring traditions both of the spiritual nature and the carnal nature.

A few neighbors have already put their Christmas trees out on the curb, our tree is still lite and celebratory! It is only the 6th day of Christmas. The season has just begun. The wise men have not even visited yet.

Some of us keep the tree up and decorate it in purple, green and gold. These are the colors of Mardi Gras and represent gifts, too. Purple stands for justice, green for faith, and gold for power. Very similar to the gifts brought by the Magi. The Christmas green and red is replaced with the tri-colors brought by the King of Rex.

We invite all to come to New Orleans for the carnival.

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