Krewe
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A krewe is a social organization that stages parades and balls for the Carnival season. The term is best known for its association with Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans, but is also used in othe
An invitation to the Krewe of Proteus ball, New Orleans, 1896
A "Spanish Krewe" float at Springtime Tallahassee
Mistick Krewe of Comus
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The Mistick Krewe of Comus, founded in 1856, is the oldest extant New Orleans, Louisiana Carnival Krewe, the longest to continually parade with few interruptions from 1856 to 1991, and continues to ho
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…the Saint Paul Winter Carnival. The word is thought to have been coined in the early 19th century by a New Orleans-based organization calling itself Ye Mistick Krewe of Comus, as an archaic affectation; with time, it became the most common term for a New Orleans Carnival organization. The Mistick Krewe of Comus was inspired…
Mystick Krewe of Comus's initial invitation for members
Bernard de Marigny de Mandeville
Grand Tableau of the Mistick Krewe - Harpers - New Orleans Mardi Gras 1873
Female Eye 1869