North Side Skull and Bone Gang continues more than 200-year-old Mardi Gras tradition
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North Side Skull and Bone Gang continues more than 200-year-old Mardi Gras tradition
Updated: 6:05 AM CST Mar 4, 2025
It’s officially Mardi Gras in New Orleans, and as parade-goers wake up bright and early for parades, the North Side Skull and Bone Gang took to the streets in Treme. Masked men dressed as skeletons danced and sang in the streets, waking up revelers who are making their way to the parade routes. Live Mardi Gras coverage | New Orleans parade changes | Jefferson Parish cancels parades on Tuesday | Houma announces parade changes | Download the WDSU Parade Tracker app | Parade schedule.The Afro-Créole/African tradition dates back to 1819, paying homage to all of those who have passed on to the ancestral realm, while bringing social warnings about things that are detrimental to communities. Unlike most revelers during Mardi Gras, frivolity is not their thing; instead, they aim to remind New Orleanians of their mortality. The Northside Skull and Bone Gang began the day at 1924 Bayou Road., the oldest road in the city. The procession ended at Lil Peoples, 1226 Barracks.
It’s officially Mardi Gras in New Orleans, and as parade-goers wake up bright and early for parades, the North Side Skull and Bone Gang took to the streets in Treme.
Masked men dressed as skeletons danced and sang in the streets, waking up revelers who are making their way to the parade routes.
Live Mardi Gras coverage | New Orleans parade changes | Jefferson Parish cancels parades on Tuesday | Houma announces parade changes | Download the WDSU Parade Tracker app | Parade schedule.
The Afro-Créole/African tradition dates back to 1819, paying homage to all of those who have passed on to the ancestral realm, while bringing social warnings about things that are detrimental to communities.
Unlike most revelers during Mardi Gras, frivolity is not their thing; instead, they aim to remind New Orleanians of their mortality.
The Northside Skull and Bone Gang began the day at 1924 Bayou Road., the oldest road in the city. The procession ended at Lil Peoples, 1226 Barracks.
