Aberdeen Goes Mardi Gras

Aberdeen goes Mardi Gras

Tucked into Monroe County, Mardi Gras in Aberdeen began the way many good ideas do: scribbled on a napkin. If you had told me a few years ago that Mardi Gras beads would be raining down Main Street in Aberdeen, Mississippi, I might have raised an eyebrow—and then asked what time the parade started.

Aberdeen goes Mardi Gras - Mississippi Monitor

By: Meredith Biesinger, Magnolia Tribune   (Photo from Aberdeen Visitors Bureau)     If you had told me a few years ago that Mardi Gras beads would be raining down Main Street in Aberdeen, Mississippi, I might have raised an eyebrow—and then asked what time the parade started. Aberdeen sits quietly in North Mississippi, the kind of town where Friday night lights still matter, where people wave from passing trucks, and where celebrations tend to …