AL One thing that is synonymous with the Zulu parade is the Zulu coconut. The coveted Mardi Gras throw is something everyone wants to walk away with.Riders loaded hundreds of painted coconuts onto ...

Over the years, they’ve become elaborately decorated and have grown into highly coveted prized throws. There was one year when Mardi Gras didn’t have coconuts. In 1987, the Zulu organization ...

You know, Mardi Gras was not created for Blacks in the ... A 114-year-old touchstone of African American culture in New Orleans, Zulu’s costuming, throws and customs are like none other.

But cutting through the mass-produced Mardi Gras throws is something special ... compacts from The Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale, custom Zulu coconuts, Krewe of King Arthur grails, or of course ...

A member of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club throws a coconut during Mardi Gras day on Feb. 9, 2016 in New Orleans. Parades are a major part of Mardi Gras celebrations, and if you find ...

There are many of them, and some of the better known ones are Krewe of Zulu, Mardi Gras Indians and Krewe of ... Don’t reach down to pick up beads and other throws. In the excitement, you ...

And let's face it: there's no place quite like the Big Easy on Mardi ... Krewe of Zulu) to stuffed animals or gold doubloons (by the Krewe of Rex). Beads are the most ubiquitous throws, which ...

The Zulu coconut remains one of the most coveted throws of the Mardi Gras season. Members hand decorated the coconuts before tossing them to people on the parade route. There will be 440 Rex ...

Zulu thundered through the streets ... There's something in the air. Sources say it's Mardi Gras, and a happy one at that. After so nearly being canceled yesterday due to the threat of severe ...

The concept started in New Orleans, when the Krewe of Zulu tossed decorated ... to the growing stash of decorative throws. RELATED: A look back at Mardi Gras 2024 For Miller and other krewe ...

Louisiana," said Float maker Barry Kern of Mardi Gras World. Events get started at 10 a.m. when the Zulu Social Aid & ...