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New Orleans Funeral Procession With Cats


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New Orleans Funeral Procession With Cats. What is a jazz funeral? A frenchmen street institution comes to a musical close through the streets.

New Orleans Funeral for a Dead Cat Flickr
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This exhibition will focus on the late 1800s through today, in new orleans, louisiana, on how a common way to bid farewell to a loved one originated with a jazz funeral or a funeral with music that is now a tradition unique to the city of new orleans, especially among the african american community. Funeral directors said it was the largest funeral they had ever handled and said it was unlike new orleans would see it's like again since the city's last two. What is a jazz funeral?

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New Orleans Funeral for a Dead Cat Flickr

After the service in church or mortuary, black people in radiant colors danced farewell to a departed member with lots of. A frenchmen street institution comes to a musical close through the streets. These funerals can last up to a week and even include a parade. After the service in church or mortuary, black people in radiant colors danced farewell to a departed member with lots of.

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