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b"New Orleans witnessed its first modern Mardi Gras procession - kick-started by a group of students eager to revive the traditional masquerade, banned for six decades - on 27th February, 1827.\\xa0\\nThe city\\u2019s parades and revelry can trace their origins back to ancient pagan festivals and European traditions, cemented by the arrival of French-Canadian explorer (and MASSIVE \\u2018Fat Tuesday\\u2019 fan) Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville into Louisiana in 1699.\\xa0\\nIn this episode, The Retrospectors Krewe dig into the celebration\\u2019s impact on revenue and refuse; consider the discriminatory practices that accompanied the festivities until the late 20th century; and get angry about the British equivalent: Pancake Day\\u2026\\xa0\\nFurther Reading:\\n\\n\\u2018Here's a Brief History of Mardi Gras and How It All Started\\u2019 (The Manual, 2024): https://www.themanual.com/culture/history-of-madi-gras/\\n\\n\\n\\u2018Unmasking the History of Mardi Gras in New Orleans\\u2019 (The Crescent Magazine, 2022): https://tulanemagazine.com/unmasking-the-history-of-mardi-gras-in-new-orleans/\\n\\n\\n\\u2018Mardi Gras New Orleans Louisiana 4K\\u2019 (Dan Usher Films, 2017): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Bv1mFl9SI4\\n\\n\\n\\nLove the show? Join \\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS \\U0001f334 to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!\\nPlus, get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast.\\nJoin now via Apple Podcasts or Patreon. Thanks!\\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts: podfollow.com/Retrospectors\\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Ollie Peart.\\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2023.\\n\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"