Mardi Gras Season Ends

Mobile Mardi Gras More than 116000 crowd into downtown Mobile for Fat Tuesday celebration. Updated Information

by Steve Alexander

Published: Tue, February 05, 2008 - 10:16 pm CST

The 2008 Mardi Gras season in Mobile came to an end Tuesday night with a traditional parade. The Order of Myths took to the streets with its familiar emblem float: a jester chasing a skeleton, symbolizing folly chasing death around the broken column of life. Some people in the crowd were happy to pass up daytime parades in Mobile to see this one. Bianca Denton said, "We just got out here. We've been in Foley and we went to the Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Parade."
Condell Huff of Mobile said, "We just came. We didn't want to brave being out all day." "We just came back out tonight," said Alex Tucker of Mobile. "We came this morning for the parade and now we came tonight for the parade." And Sue Bame of Mobile said, "I was waiting for the rain to fall, but it looks like we're going to miss it." But we did find some people that have been on their feet all the day. Jason Few of Mobile said he and his wife "got here about 10:45 and we haven't left yet. We've been anywhere from Fort Conde' all the way over to St. Louis Street, so we have family in many organizations and wouldn't trade this for the love of money." The Order of Myths was founded in 1867.
Mobile Police estimate the crowd at 116, 843 people. There were 111 adults and 24 juveniles arrested.

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stormy Says:

Tue, Feb 05, 2008 at 9:55 pm

I have to agree with this poster poppasnanny. It is sad when adults forget to act like adults and start pushing little innocent children for a simple necklace or cup.

poppasnanny Says:

Tue, Feb 05, 2008 at 8:44 pm

Today was a wonderfull day for the parades. It was festive and great fun fun our family. I only have one problem, Adults grow up a little please. My 5 yr old grandaughter leaned over to pick up a necklace and the elder lady standing next to her shoved a chair into her to keep her from getting it. A cup fell close to her(same lady) and as I reached for it she grabbed it and told me it was hers. There were many adults today, falling over children and pushing them over, and reaching out in front of them to take away cups and beads. Adults please think how you would feel if that were child or granchild that was being shoved around for a 50cent cup or 25 cent necklace. I was ready to take the children home and say Forget Mardi Gras.