This year is the 56th Annual World's Biggest Fish Fry in Paris, Tennessee. The 2009 Grand Parade is Friday, April 24. In addition to the Grand Parade, the event includes beauty pageants, fish dinners, a rodeo, a Small Fry Parade, and a carnival. Five tons of catfish are cooked and served at the Fish Tent.
Information from the back of the postcard:
GREETINGS FROM PARIS, TENN.
Home of the "world's biggest fish fry." Paris School Band traditionally leads the colorful parade of this most interesting spring festival at "the fishingist (sic) city" on Kentucky Lake. Crowds of some 25,000 tourists and "home folk" enjoy this gala occasion yearly. Fresh fish from Tennessee River (Kentucky Lake) is prepared by Community Clubs of Henry County and served to guests in truly southern style.
dmarks is going to just flip for this one! I wonder if the beauty pagent is for people or fish! (Look at those long and luscious catfish whiskers and shiny scales) Fun!
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful! I love this postcard. I had NO idea such a celebration ever existed!
ReplyDeleteSounds like fun to me... that must be one BIG Fish Tent!
ReplyDeleteIt's a good celebration in Paris...tenessee.
ReplyDeletehappy PFF
You've given me a great idea for my next fish drawings -
ReplyDeleteGreat postcard -
Hmm, does Paris France have such a wonderful festival?
ReplyDeleteHere in Ohio a nearby town has a saurkraut festival. Yum!
I'll bet those catfish are as excited about the fish fry as a turkey at Thanksgiving. Happy PFF!
ReplyDeleteMuseSwings is right! *lol*
ReplyDeleteBack in the Philippines we also have a seafood festival and it is celebrated with much fanfare similar to this :)
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J'adore Paris,Tennessee. Actually, I've never been there.. but I'd love to go this weekend! Around here we have a Yam Festival. It looks a lot like this. Happy PFF :)
ReplyDeleteI love festivals based on food! Any excuse to eat something I didn't cook.
ReplyDeleteGreat card! My son would absolutely love this festival...his favorite food is fried catfish!
ReplyDeleteNew to your blog and new to this meme! That parade looks great!
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This is sooooooooo great I love it,thank you for the fish fry information .Had no idea it was going on. This is my first Postcard Friendship Friday !
ReplyDeleteLove your name and site.
Have a blessed weekend.
Off topic... The journal on my blog was perfect bound with lots ' O glue and then I used a recycled brown paper bag for the spine. Thanks for stopping by!!
ReplyDeleteI love the various pennants flying over the parade. It's so colorful. My hubby is from Nashville, Tennessee, which is not far from the Kentucky/Tennessee state line. I had no idea there was a Paris in Tennessee!
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