Mardi Gras Marches Down Broadway
- emilyimo18
- Mar 2, 2020
- 2 min read
Saint Louisans gathered in of Soulard on Saturday to “feast” one last time before the beginning of lent. Soulard hosted many events throughout the day with the main event being the Bud Light Grand parade. The parade started at 11 am. Winding through the Soulard neighborhood, starting at Busch Stadium and ending at Anheuser-Busch Brewery.
During the Bud Light Grand parade Saint Louisans lined the street while floats and people paraded through the middle. Many floats celebrated the Saint Louis Blue’s recent Stanley Cup win. There were also smaller floats. One carried the Mardi Gras Queen, while others were promoting smaller organizations, such as The Moohlah Shrine.
The city also provided a lot of different versions of transportation to ensure the attendees got there and home safe. The metro offered deals to get to the parade and Palaroo App gave people directions to the paraded and helped find parking spots.
Mardi Gras is a holiday that was first celebrated in New Orleans, but moved up the Mississippi to St. Louis. Throughout the history of Mardi Gras traditions developed. In Soulard, Mardi Gras celebrations start on February 1st. These events have been going on for many years. The first event is the Bacchanalian Ball, continuing with the Cajun cook-off, Purina pet parade, and ending with the Bud Light Grand parade
Many people enjoy and look forward to the parade in Soulard. “The Soulard parade is a great way to bring people together in Saint Louis and provides a great experience overall. It’s a time to celebrate culture and spending time with friends and taking time out of the day to really be a part of the community,” said Lauren Mershon a student at Saint Louis University. Another student from Saint Louis University described the atmosphere of Soulard. John Lewis said, “It is a colorful and exciting event packed full of all types of people! You’d be crazy to expect anything less than a great time. If you are looking for a good time, good drinks, and good people, Soulard Mardi Gras is the place to be.”
To learn more about the history of Mardi Gras in Soulard and the events that took place this year, click on the following links:
I really liked this story. I enjoyed how you focused not only on the event but on the backstory and history of this event as well. It gave me a clear sense of how this event started and why so many people still celebrate it to this day. I also liked how you added links at the end of your story to give the reader access to more information about this event! Great story!
I really like how you gave background on not only the event, but also the history of Mardi Gras. I thought your placement of this information within the article was perfect. I also liked the quote you used because it gave some insight on why people enjoy Mardi Gras so much & what it means in St. Louis. My only thought is that this paragraph should have been before the information on the history. Good job!
This was a great story! The lead was very attention-grabbing and answered when, what, and who. I had a great idea of the story when I began reading. For a suggestion maybe focus on describing the events that take place so the reading has a better idea of the activities.
This looks like it was a really fun event! I thought there were a couple places that were a little wordy but overall a nice use of news writing style. I think there could have been some more concise language when describing the history. I really loved the quote from the Lewis student even though it might have been a little long, I thought it captured the atmosphere well. I feel like the lead should have been separated more from the rest of the paragraphs, it was hard to tell when it ended. I also thought the lead should have a when because the article kind of makes me think it happened on February 1st, but other than that interesting…