Interview of Julia Bertrand

Accession No.: 
GU5-004

00:01 demonstrating how to make a wire mask
03:57 - Talks about how the Mardi Gras riders would scare her when she was little;
04:23 - How she paints and decorates the wire masks;
05:30 - Where she buys her supplies for the wire masks;
06:44 - How long it takes her to make the capuchon and the wire mask;
07:31 - Shows how she makes the pants and shirts;
08:31 - How long it takes to make the pants and shirts;
08:54 - Colors that she chooses for the costumes;
09:54 - No childrens' or womens' Mardi Gras runs in Elton;
10:20 - Cost of the costumes and if she makes them to sell;
12:01 - Shows a satin costume that is used as a dressier night costume;
13:16 - Talks about the night dance and the gumbo;
13:30 - Mardi Gras day events;
15:27 - Talks about Elton’s song and their tradition, also when Elton Mardi Gras was canceled because of War or other things;
17:24 - Speaks about how outsiders are welcomed (if they have a traditional costume);
19:20 - Inappropriate behavior and how it’s defined;
20:14 - What Mardi Gras means to her;
21:45 - Racial differences and their separate Mardi Gras;
22:46 - Mardi Gras injuries;
23:20 - Talks about being scared when she was little;
24:16 - Ingredients for the gumbo;
24:39 - How many people actually participate in Mardi Gras in Elton;
25:20 - Talks about how the Indians react to the events;
26:20 - People from other states and other countries;
29:18 - How far in advance to make a costume and how much it costs;
30:30 - How old do you have to be in order to ride;
32:00 - Talks about the music and how riders have to be invited to people’s houses;
33:00 - Mardi Gras captains;
36:17 - Drinking during Mardi Gras;

Media Type: 
Video
Collection: 
Guglielmi, Luc
Subject: 
Louisiana, Mardi Gras, Costumes
Creator: 
Luc Guglielmi
Recording date: 
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Coverage Spatial: 
Elton, LA
Publisher: 
Center for Louisiana Studies and Luc Guglielmi
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Cataloged Date: 
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Digitized Date: 
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Original Format: 
VHS
Digital Format: 
MP4
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore, Cabinet 2, Shelf 2