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Remember that time Norman Reedus was Grand Marshal at Mardi Gras?

By Renee Hansen

NEW ORLEANS, LA - MARCH 01: Co-Grand Marshal Norman Reedus of The Walking Dead rides a float in the 2014 Krewe Of Endymion Parade on March 1, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Skip Bolen/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - MARCH 01: Co-Grand Marshal Norman Reedus of The Walking Dead rides a float in the 2014 Krewe Of Endymion Parade on March 1, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Skip Bolen/Getty Images) /
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Today is Fat Tuesday, which is a celebration of indulgence that falls the day before Lent begins. In 2014, The Walking Dead’s Norman Reedus and Ian Somerhalder (The Vampire Diaries) served as celebrity co-Grand Marshals for the annual Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans.

The two celebrities looked to have a lot of fun throwing beads and signing items for their respective fans. They were stationed on different floats and fans were ecstatic to see them go by on the parade route.

The parade they participated in is called Krewe Of Endymion Parade. Endymion is a Greek mythological figure who was once a mortal that Zeus granted eternal youth.  This parade boasts being the largest carnival parade with 3200 riders and 81 floats. Sadly, this year the parade will not be able to take place due to the pandemic.

The Walking Dead – Norman Reedus – Mardi Gras

It would have been amazing to have attended this event and look up to see Daryl Dixon throwing beads.

Co-Grand Marshal Norman Reedus of The Walking Dead  March 1, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Skip Bolen/Getty Images)
Co-Grand Marshal Norman Reedus of The Walking Dead  March 1, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Skip Bolen/Getty Images) /
Co-Grand Marshal Norman Reedus of The Walking Dead  March 1, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Skip Bolen/Getty Images)
Co-Grand Marshal Norman Reedus of The Walking Dead  March 1, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Skip Bolen/Getty Images) /
Co-Grand Marshal Norman Reedus of The Walking Dead  March 1, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Skip Bolen/Getty Images)
Co-Grand Marshal Norman Reedus of The Walking Dead  March 1, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Skip Bolen/Getty Images) /
Co-Grand Marshal Norman Reedus of The Walking Dead  March 1, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Skip Bolen/Getty Images)
Co-Grand Marshal Norman Reedus of The Walking Dead  March 1, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Skip Bolen/Getty Images) /
Co-Grand Marshal Norman Reedus of The Walking Dead  March 1, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Skip Bolen/Getty Images)
Co-Grand Marshal Norman Reedus of The Walking Dead  March 1, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Skip Bolen/Getty Images) /
Co-Grand Marshal Norman Reedus of The Walking Dead  March 1, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Skip Bolen/Getty Images)
Co-Grand Marshal Norman Reedus of The Walking Dead  March 1, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Skip Bolen/Getty Images) /
NEW ORLEANS, LA – MARCH 01: Co-Grand Marshal Norman Reedus of The Walking Dead rides a float in the 2014 Krewe Of Endymion Parade on March 1, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Skip Bolen/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA – MARCH 01: Co-Grand Marshal Norman Reedus of The Walking Dead rides a float in the 2014 Krewe Of Endymion Parade on March 1, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Skip Bolen/Getty Images) /
NEW ORLEANS, LA – MARCH 01: Co-Grand Marshal Norman Reedus of The Walking Dead rides a float in the 2014 Krewe Of Endymion Parade on March 1, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Skip Bolen/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA – MARCH 01: Co-Grand Marshal Norman Reedus of The Walking Dead rides a float in the 2014 Krewe Of Endymion Parade on March 1, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Skip Bolen/Getty Images) /

What is in store for Daryl Dixon in the bonus episodes of season 10?

February 28 marks the return of  The Walking Dead to AMC. There will be six bonus episodes to end the tenth season. Two episodes, “Find Me” and “Diverged,” will focus on Reedus’ character Daryl Dixon.

“Find Me” will see Daryl and Carol on an adventure that doesn’t go as planned. We will get some backstory about how Daryl spent his years away from the communities while he was searching for Rick Grimes.

In “Diverged,” Carol and  Daryl head their separate ways. Each of them going into their own type of survival mode, which they are both great at doing. Only time will tell what becomes of them and the relationship that has endured ten years of an apocalypse.

Filming for the eleventh and final season of The Walking Dead has commenced, and the bonus episodes will lead us right into this season. At the end of the series, Daryl and Carol will have their own spinoff series so it will be interesting to see how their story plays out going into this spinoff.

Next. Wizard World Virtual Experience to host Walking Dead cast members. dark

The Walking Dead will return on February 28 on AMC or available for streaming on February 21 for AMC+ members.

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