Buckwheat Zydeco 19. January 6th, the Feast of Epiphany 20. What is the famous phrase which is traditionally yelled to the people on the floats in order to get beads and dubloons. Throw me somethin' mister. Danny Kaye, 1969.
Burial plots are shallow in New Orleans because the water table is high.
If you dig a few feet down, the grave becomes soggy, filling with water. The casket will literally float. You just can't keep a good person down. The early settlers tried by placing stones in and on top of coffins to weigh them down and keep them underground. Unfortunately, after a rainstorm, the rising water table would literally pop the airtight coffins out of the ground.