Christmas came early for the “rednecks” of this Louisiana city.
The 17th annual Bawcomville Redneck Christmas Parade was held on December 2 in the small town of 2,700 residents in West Monroe, Louisiana.
“This is part of our city; I don’t think there are many rules,” parade participant Zach Raybourn told CNN.
The floats that participated in the Christmas revelry were decorated with peasant themes and included one with a man sitting on a toilet bowl and others filled with empty beer cans.
Some displayed signs with ‘country’ phrases such as “Kiss ur cuzin” and “Crack is wak” scrawled on them.
A tractor, a garbage truck and several pickup trucks were also part of the festivities.
“We have Leroy the Southern Reindeer,” reveler Bryan Baker told the outlet, pointing out a stuffed deer head with a red nose on his float. “You can’t get more redneck than that.”
All proceeds from the event benefit local children during the holiday season, according to the parade’s Facebook page. tina owens
Baker went on to explain how to define rednecks. “We would rather be in the woods, in the field, sit on the porch, have a campfire and have a cold beer,” he said.
Marchers throw items such as toothbrushes, ramen noodles, beads, toilet paper and candy to the crowd of spectators.
Shane Wooten, a local real estate agent, dressed as the Grinch and brought hundreds of packages of ramen noodles to throw from a La-Z-Boy that he attached to a motorized scooter.
The noodles are a nod to a joke about rednecks, who claim they eat dry noodles because they’re cheaper than French fries.
The Bawcomville Redneck Christmas Parade had floats decorated with Southern themes. Tina Owens Local real estate agent Shane Wooten donned a Grinch costume and rode in a La-Z-Boy chair. tina owens
“It’s just not your typical Christmas parade. “It’s something to laugh about,” Wooten told the outlet.
All proceeds from the event benefit local children during the holiday season, according to the parade’s Facebook page.
“We have over 100 children and their families who we are trying to provide Christmas to this year! Everything stays here in this community and really makes a difference,” the publication explains.
“I understand that most of us don’t have to worry about where our next meal will come from or where our children’s happiness will come from on Christmas morning, but that’s not the case for many families in our area.”
A tractor, a garbage truck and several pickup trucks were also part of the festivities. cnn
More than 30% of residents of Bawcomville, which is about 200 miles from Louisiana’s capital, Baton Rogue, live below the poverty line.
This is evident on the parade route, which is lined with RVs and tents, where some residents live, abandoned stores, a pawn shop and some Dollar General stores.
Nonprofit workers Debi Mayo and Rachel Holmes of Bawcomville Hope, which provides hot meals to those in need there, were in the parade doing outreach.
“This is part of our city,” said parade participant Zach Raybourn. cnn
“People don’t realize this is like a Third World country,” Holmes told the outlet. There were many homeless people in the area who lived in abandoned mobile homes.“
“And in the forest,” Mayo added. “Improvised tents. We are in a terrible situation. Even employed people are suffering due to the high price of the economy.”
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Source: vtt.edu.vn