The Irish Channel is a section of New Orleans between Magazine Street and the Mississippi River. We had heard that there was going to be a parade and "block party" on Magazine Street on St. Patrick's Day, but we had no idea that is was going to rival Mardi Gras! Someone said the parade was ten miles long, and although there were no marching bands, there were lots of floats and hundreds of men dressed in formal attire, crazy hats, and kilts, all doling out silk flowers and lots of beads. Not only were people throwing beads from the floats, but carrots, potatoes, and cabbages were flying, so we had to stay alert. New Orleanians certainly know how to party!
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