Cain's Merry Widows

The Merry Widows are a part of the annual Joe Cain Day celebration. The women dress as mourning widows and gather at Joe Cain's graveside in Mobile's Church Street Graveyard.

Joe Cain's Merry Widows paying tribute at his grave in the Church Street Cemetery during Mobile Mardi Gras, 2007
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Joe Cain's Merry Widows paying tribute at his grave in the Church Street Cemetery during Mobile Mardi Gras, 2007