Parade Jeanne D’Arc de New Orleans

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of being part of a new parade in New Orleans…a parade in honor of Jeanne D’Arc! On Twelfth Night and Joan of Arc’s birthday, admirers of the Maid of New Orleans will gather at Woldenberg Park at 6:00 p.m. and will walk up Conti Street , then down Decatur Street to the St. Joan statue at St. Phillip Street in the New Place de France. The parade honors the life and death of Jeanne D’Arc, born January 6, 1412, in Domremy , France , who was burned at the stake at age nineteen, two years after her success at the Battle of Orléans, France.

The second annual parade featured Joan of Arc portrayals, in addition to artists, musicians, and revelers of all ages in medieval/Renaissance costumes. The parade will be lit by processional candles and medieval torches, and parade participants will walk to the sound of drums (Bradley Wilkins, dressed as the Dauphin and Raymond “Moose” Jackson), tambourines and bells. http://www.joanofarcproject.org

I was actually part of the parade and dressed up, and while I can’t show you photos of that experience, I can give you a view of the parade from my perspective;

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