Community children get in the Mardi Gras spirit with parade
Published 2:53 pm Saturday, February 8, 2025
Caymond Riley, a ninth grader at Vidalia High School, led off the parade by playing the trumpet. She stands by Tracy Hall Gammon, a Krewe of Phoenix member and parade organizer. (Jan Griffey | The Natchez Democrat)
Natchez youngsters celebrated Mardi Gras at the Krewe of Phoenix Children's Parade Saturday morning. (Jan Griffey | The Natchez Democrat)
Natchez youngsters celebrated Mardi Gras at the Krewe of Phoenix Children's Parade Saturday morning. (Jan Griffey | The Natchez Democrat)
Natchez youngsters celebrated Mardi Gras at the Krewe of Phoenix Children's Parade Saturday morning. (Jan Griffey | The Natchez Democrat)
Natchez youngsters celebrated Mardi Gras at the Krewe of Phoenix Children's Parade Saturday morning. (Jan Griffey | The Natchez Democrat)
Natchez youngsters celebrated Mardi Gras at the Krewe of Phoenix Children's Parade Saturday morning. (Jan Griffey | The Natchez Democrat)
Natchez youngsters celebrated Mardi Gras at the Krewe of Phoenix Children's Parade Saturday morning. (Jan Griffey | The Natchez Democrat)
Natchez youngsters celebrated Mardi Gras at the Krewe of Phoenix Children's Parade Saturday morning. (Jan Griffey | The Natchez Democrat)
Natchez youngsters celebrated Mardi Gras at the Krewe of Phoenix Children's Parade Saturday morning. (Jan Griffey | The Natchez Democrat)
Natchez youngsters celebrated Mardi Gras at the Krewe of Phoenix Children's Parade Saturday morning. (Jan Griffey | The Natchez Democrat)
Natchez youngsters celebrated Mardi Gras at the Krewe of Phoenix Children's Parade Saturday morning. (Jan Griffey | The Natchez Democrat)
Natchez youngsters celebrated Mardi Gras at the Krewe of Phoenix Children's Parade Saturday morning. Winners were first place, Emma Benvenutti; second place, Whitley, Caydence, and Troy'ann; and third place, Reene and Hart Slover. (Submitted)
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NATCHEZ — The Krewe of Phoenix resurrected one of its former traditions on Saturday when it held the Children’s Walking Parade on the Natchez Bluff in celebration of Mardi Gras.
Caymond Riley, a ninth grader at Vidalia High School, led the parade with jazz music. Approximately 50 children dressed for Mardi Gras, many in decorated wagons, walked with the parents and grandparents to the Bandstand on the Bluff.
Mardi Gras is Tuesday, March 4, followed by Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the Lenten Season.
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