Celebrate Suffolk’s Shining Young Stars & Support Local Charities!
2023 Suffolk Peanut Fest Queen
Destiny Marie Caravello, Nansemond River High School
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The Queen's Essay:
Mardi Gras is not just a French-originated religious holiday but it’s the trumpets in the streets, beads on your neck, smells of beignets coming from the French Quarter, the spice of Creole seasonings, and excitement as people in costumes dance down the streets in parades. Mardi Gras is not only the tradition of the festival, but the excitement and ambiance of the festivities with the event. Mardi Gras coming to Suffolk is an opportunity for a new flavor of life in a small city miles away from New Orleans. The tradition of Mardi Gras much like Peanut Fest, has been around for a long time. The tradition has grown over multiple centuries from a celebration in France to a worldwide jubilee. The parades, costumes, colors, food, music, and art make Mardi Gras special. The famous Mardi Gras colors, purple, green, and gold stand for justice, faith, and power and can be seen in all décor of the festival. With Suffolk’s peanut being our most successful crop, it has become a symbol of our city, inspiring the theme of the Peanut Fest and becoming Suffolk’s mascot. Much like our Suffolk peanut, which depicts and highlights our successes and celebration of agriculture, the colors have become a representation of Mardi Gras. |
The food and music in Louisiana's Mardi Gras are full of flavor, spirit, and jazz. To add to our signature funnel cakes, lemonade, and barbeque the Cajun touch of crawfish, gumbo, and jambalaya is a breath of fresh air to Peanut Fest. Food always brings people together, especially soul food. The music of Mardi Gras usually includes brass instruments like trumpets, trombones, and tubas. The sounds of snare and bass drums along with voices and cheers also fill the streets of New Orleans during the season. The music of Mardi Gras and all festivals is what fills the hearts of festivalgoers, bringing people together. Every year, the Suffolk Peanut Fest hosts Suffolk Public Schools’ choirs, bands, and orchestras. I’m eager to see how these groups and other musical performers will portray the theme of Mardi Gras with their
flair.
The Suffolk Peanut Fest has always been a time of celebration and excitement. The festival has been around for many decades bringing people together of all ages from all over the city. Being a Suffolk native, the Peanut Fest has always been something to look forward to. From attending as a young child with family and seeing displayed art from my elementary school to performing with my middle school and now high school choir. To me, the Suffolk Peanut Fest is not just about the food, performances, rides, and vendors, but about bringing our community together. The Suffolk Peanut Fest celebrates the diversity of our city, especially with a theme like Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras coming to the Suffolk Peanut Fest is an opportunity to bring new spirits, new flavors, and new culture to the festival. This year's Peanut Fest will
be like no other!
flair.
The Suffolk Peanut Fest has always been a time of celebration and excitement. The festival has been around for many decades bringing people together of all ages from all over the city. Being a Suffolk native, the Peanut Fest has always been something to look forward to. From attending as a young child with family and seeing displayed art from my elementary school to performing with my middle school and now high school choir. To me, the Suffolk Peanut Fest is not just about the food, performances, rides, and vendors, but about bringing our community together. The Suffolk Peanut Fest celebrates the diversity of our city, especially with a theme like Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras coming to the Suffolk Peanut Fest is an opportunity to bring new spirits, new flavors, and new culture to the festival. This year's Peanut Fest will
be like no other!
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2023 Suffolk Peanut Fest Court
Ashley Caldwell
Nansemond River High School 
Nia Castellow
Nansemond Suffolk Academy |
Destiny Caravello
Nansemond River High School 
Mia Dixon
Suffolk Christian Academy |
Emma Graves
Nansemond Suffolk Academy 
Elizabeth Pound
Suffolk Christian Academy |
Aaniya Jackson
King's Fork High School 
Trinidy Taliferro
Lakeland High School |
Jakyra Woodall
King's Fork High School |
Shea Wilkerson
Lakeland High School |
The Queen's Banquet & Fashions is a wonderful evening celebrating Suffolk's Shining Young Stars and supporting Local Charities.
Produced by the Pilot Club of Suffolk. |
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