A member of the Wild Mohicans Mardi Gras Indians grins at the crowd on Washington Avenue on St. Joseph’s night. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
Every year, Mardi Gras Indians from all over the city make a mysterious pilgrimage into Central City on the night of St. Joseph’s feast.
A spectator near A.L. Davis Park on LaSalle admires a Mardi Gras Indian’s suit on Tuesday evening. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
Preceded by a group of young spectators, the Wild Mohicans march up LaSalle Street toward Washington Avenue on Tuesday evening. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
“Boom By Ya” reads the headdress worn by a member of the Wild Mohicans Mardi Gras Indians. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
A Mardi Gras Indian at Washington and Saratoga. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
A Mardi Gras Indian marches up Washington Avenue on Tuesday evening. (Robert Morris, UptownMessenger.com)
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