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Raleigh’s Historic Oakwood celebrated its second annual Samedi Gras Saturday. “Samedi” means Saturday in French, just as “mardi” means Tuesday.
The two blocks of Linden Street hosted this year’s celebration with three homes offering different types of New Orleans food and drink. There were drums playing, and a rickshaw, decorated up as a chariot, gave folks rides around the neighborhood.
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- Long time Oakwood resident Billy Brewer brought his cow to the Samedi Gras festivities Saturday. Photo by Karen Tam.
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- Hula Hoops were in abundance for those willing to give it a whirl. Photo by Karen Tam.
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- Former New Orleans resident Richard Kaznicki, right, is toasted by a fellow rresident. Photo by Karen Tam.
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- A rickshaw, decorated as a chariot, drives in front of the entrance of the Oakwood cemetery as it gives neighborhood children a ride. Photo by Karen Tam.
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- Nothing escaped bead decorations, from most of the residents to this house. Photo by Karen Tam.
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- Signs on a Linden Street pole directed residents to the fun. Photo by Karen Tam.
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- One boy gets in the spirit for Samedi Gras in Oakwood. Photo provided by Leigh Jay Temple.
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- Several Oakwood residents take up instruments for the Samedi Gras celebration. Photo provided by Leigh Jay Temple.
