From what I observed during my years in New Orleans, it takes months of work and mucho moola to make floats, even amateur ones. And the people who make them typically try to be either funny, irreverant, or artsy.
But there is precedent for a Christian Christmas parade. Not Mardi Gras, that's too profane of a holiday, but New Orleanians do celebrate St. Patrick's day (Irish) and St. Joseph's day (Italian) by parading. Drinking, too, and throwing treats -- cabbages and carrots for St. Patrick's day, kisses for St. Joseph's day, and drinking. Did I mention drinking?
I just have a hard time imagining Protestants parading, much less making floats with Baby Jesus on them. Catholics, yes. Catholics already have statues and decorations in their churches, and a couple thousand years tradition of going out in the street carrying their statues around. |
