A look at the spirit of New Orleans. First a funeral: Allen Toussaint explains that you arrive slow and cut up afterwards. Then it's food, with a lesson in eating crayfish at Frankie and Johnny's. Next, a St. Patrick's Day party: New Orleans celebrates holidays on the streets. Then it's preparation for Mardi gras, with roots in slave days, when slaves gathered on Sundays to prepare for the one holiday they could celebrate. The Wild Tchoupitoulas society makes Indian costumes to honor the help Indians gave slaves. At Mardi gras, we're with this society parading, singing, and partying. We end with the annual parade for St. Joseph, the saint of the people. More music, dance and ritual.
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Les Blank
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Blue Lu Barker
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Aaron Neville
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Dr. John
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Kid Thomas
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Booker Washington
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Art Neville
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Allen Toussaint
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Irma Thomas
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George Landry
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Sylvester Martin
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Charles Neville
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Deacon John Moore
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Maureen Gosling
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Professor Longhair
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Amos Landry
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Cyril Neville
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Les Blank
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