(slideshow) The ‘Blessing of the Fleet’ in Biloxi, a tradition started by Catholic immigrants to the Gulf Coast

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The Shrimp King and Queen

One of the oldest continuous Catholic traditions of the Mississippi Gulf Coast region will be held Saturday and Sunday, June 1 and 2, 2019: the Biloxi Blessing of the Fleet. A highlight of the Fais Do-Do (Cajun dance party) will be the coronation of a Shrimp King and Queen.

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© Courtesy of the Blessing of the Fleet Committee

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