Krewe of Thoth

Okay, this is a really fun parade and they are super generous with their throws – I usually leave with 1 or 2 bags full of stuff from this parade alone, which is fun. But this parade is SO. LONG. Are they 80 million floats? That’s what it feels like. It’s just so tedious after 2 other Sunday morning parades and right before Bacchus. I know people who basically never make it through half of this parade because it’s just so tiring.
But I am not those people. I like this one, the floats are cool, they throw a lot. So I’ll stand their for 400 hours and catch stuff.

The word Thoth has its roots in Greek, but is an Egyptian deity, pronounced in different ways depending on the phonological interpretation of Egyptian’s emphatic consonants was one of the deities of the Egyptian pantheon. In art, he was often depicted as a man with the head of an ibis or a baboon, animals were sacred to him. His feminine counterpart was Seshat and his wife was Ma’at. The chief temple was located in the city of Khmun, later called Hermopolis Magna during the Greco-​Roman era, he led the Ogdoad pantheon of eight principal deities. He played a vital and prominent role in Egyptian Mythology, such as maintaining the universe. In the later history of ancient Egypt, Thoth became associated with arbitration of godly disputes, the arts of magic, the system of writing, the development of science, and the judgement of the dead.
That being said, I really liked this parade this year. This is the third of four Uptown parades on the Sunday of Mardi Gras weekend. The riders seemed to be enjoying themselves and interacted well with the crowds. My all time favorite was a set of beads that had a plastic chicken wing attached to it from a float whose riders were wearing chicken costumes.
This is on my list of parades to watch next Mardi Gras season!

Welp, what could be better than to do the best Mardi Gras parade for my 300^th review!!!
The Krewe of Thoth is consistently rated the best day parade by many NOLA publications, and it continues to live up to those ratings. Thoth has the longest parade route, having a special permit to start at Tchoupitoulas and State Streets, so that it may pass by Children’s Hospital as well as several retirement homes, special care units, and Saint Clare’s Monestary. This is an amazing tradition and Thoth has developed great relationships with these places, even putting on a walking event a few weeks before parade season where several members go to these places and deliver Mardi Gras goodies in person.
Thoth members never stop throwing along the route, and there are always great bands and dancing groups interspersed among the 40 floats. The theme is always good, and the parade is always entertaining.
And I can assure you the riders are having just as much fun (if not more) as the spectators.
HAIL THOTH!!!

Love Thoth! If you’ve felt a little sad because of how few beads you’ve received during Mardi Gras, well make your way to Thoth so you can acquire a bead-​induced neck ache. We took some MG noobs to Thoth who were really excited about bringing beads back to their classrooms (out of town teachers). They left with four tote bags worth of beads. Beware of heavy objects — Thoth is a huge fan of throwing giant unopened bags of beads.
Although I never catch it that early, I really like that Thoth rolls near the children’s hospital and some other spots not on the regular route so people can enjoy the parade.

Thoth is another unique carnival experience. It has the longest route of any uptown parade because it starts near children’s hospital. It was originated by physician’s (Thoth being the Egyptian god of medicine) and so has been allowed to deviate from the standard route and pass a couple of hospitals.
The riders are generous and they always have some unique out of town bands. Bonus points because this year I met friends outside of Boulangerie bakery to catch the parade and got to watch & eat fresh pastry. Yea!

This is a really great and generous parade. It’s a great precursor to Bacchus and really gets the crowd going. The riders seemed to be having a good time and made the experience fun for everyone.

This parade is long, full o’ throws, full o’ cool floats (this year designed after streets/​alleys/​places of interest in NOLA) and full o’ good will (the parade route is made so they pass by over a dozen organizations for people with disabilities/​illnesses). Favorite throw was the blingy medallion beads. Love that the 610 Stompers are a part of it because they crack me up. Less thrilled with what seemed like more boom box pop music than brass bands.
I think this parade has convinced me, however, that I need to maybe not live on a parade route next year. So many people set up shop on «my» front lawn (if I owned this house, you can bet on it that I’d construct a fence) and left tons of trash including a tarp behind. Then there was the dude who brought a GAS GRILL and ran a picnic (he did not know anyone who lived here) for his family. His kids kept running up like roaches on my front porch to grab anything they could find. Actually, so did he. I know, I know, it’s Mardi Gras, but… let’s just say that if they had some manners, I wouldn’t really care. His kids and the kids with the family who set up their ladders on the front lawn started throwing beads, footballs etc back and forth with the revelers who live upstairs. After all the parades were over and everyone was drunk, for a grand finale, one of the fathers got into a fight with the a guy upstairs on the balcony and charged into the building to kick his ass. Quite a ruckus indeed.
But it’s not Thoth’s fault. Great parade.