In 1968, our newly formed krewe changed the way the carnival celebration had been conducted for more than a hundred years. Charles all the way to lee circle, around the circle and back on st. Arts books calendar the advocate moviestv music festivals travel. Mardi gras in baton rouge is an annual celebration attended by thousands each year who join in and experience the exciting activities hosted in the red stick. The krewe of oshun was founded in 1996 to provide members and their families a yearround outlet for wholesome entertainment and community service, culminating in a grand ball and a beautiful street parade. This website is a celebration of one of the most innovative mardi gras parades in new orleans carnival history. The krewe of freret is not a new krewe, they paraded for more than 40 years until the mid1990s. The parade rolled on january 29, 2016 in new orleans leading of the uptown parade calendar for new orelans. Baton rouge offers a variety of parades, and it has become a favorite place for families celebrating mardi gras. At the usual hour the krewe retired, leaving their guests to enjoy themselves and chase the. Mardi gras has literary tradition new orleans parades mardigras. Krewe is an independent eyewear company that celebrates individual style through culturally inspired frames.
The registered agent on file for this company is bryan t. Books more than music, more than movies are the leading. Joining a mardi gras krewe, krewe of chewbacchus, krewe of cleopatra 2014, krewe of morpheus, krewe of oshun 2014, mardi gras 2014, mardi gras blog, mardi gras throws, new orleans blog, new orleans touist attractions. The krewe is named for the yoruba goddess of love and intimacy. Charles avenue, where the krewe will turn east right. In southwest louisiana, there are more than 50 krewes, a number that continues to grow each season. The members of the krewe of oshun are involved in yearround entertainment for the whole family as well as community. Oshun and krewe of cleopatra parade tickets 2019 new. One of baton rouges feature events is the spanishtown mardi gras, now celebrating their 30th anniversary. History contact take the plunge and join the krewe for all in 2021.
Oshun, named for the african goddess of love, proudly displays their peacock mascot. The krewe of oshun 2016 has a annual band contest and fetures floats by barry barth. Carnival club is a louisiana nonprofit corporation filed on march 28, 1996. A secret government unit, a group of renegade paranormal investigators and a murder no one else can crack though haunted by the recent deaths of two teammates, jackson crow knows that the living commit the most heinous crimes. The legion of mars was founded by the cincinnatus club in 20 by combat veterans to provide the citizens of new orleans with a militarythemed mardi gras krewe. This is the most important contemporary book on early carnival history. Led by the captain aboard a peacock float, the parade includes 20 barry barth floats, several bands who participate in a contest, and marching baby dolls. History made in north baton rouge with inaugural krewe of oshun. The inaugural krewe of oshun parade will roll through scotlandville starting at noon, followed by a festival from 2 p. For all of the mardi gras parades, youll have a commanding comfortable view from our grandstand seating in the 500 block of st.
According to historical records, oshun is the benevolent and venerated yoruba goddess. The inaugural krewe of oshun parade kicked off in scotlandville at noon. Krewe of oshun brings message of love to new orleans. The krewe of oshuns theme was carnival around the world, with floats depicting cities around the world with carnival traditions. Oshun, a figure comparable to the romans venus, was the goddess of fountains, love, wealth and religion for the african people of brazil, haiti and cuba. Oshun calls its king shango and oshun is the goddess of love for many voodoo culture religions. Mardi gras krewe of oshun parade, february 2, 2018 january 4th, 2018 jennifer graves mardi gras parade named for the yoruba goddess of love and intimacy and is in new orleans. The krewe of oshun rolls friday, february 14, 2020 at 6. By the start of 20, eight novels were already released in the series. Established in 1997, the krewe of oshun, mardi gras new orleans parade schedule. The krewe of thoth was organized in 1947 in the uptown neighborhood of new orleans.
The history and tradition of mardi gras the bayou bandits. Some of their throws include peacock figures and mugs. This krewe was designed to investigate crimes, mainly murders, that have some supernatural undertones to them. Arthur queen guinevere, napoleon emperor and oshun shango. At the varieties theatre the tableaux were given in superb style. History made in north baton rouge with inaugural krewe of. Krewe of oshun brings north baton rouge its first mardi. Learn all about mardi gras in new orleans with arthur hardy. The inaugural krewe of oshun parade will roll through scotlandville starting at noon. The krewe of freret is a new orleans based coed krewe that with a focus on preserving mardi gras tradition, supporting local businesses and conducting service events that benefit the city. Most of these dates and historical data have been verified by articles, references from saved clippings and articles from the old creole newspaper, the bee, timespicayune archives, references sources at tulane university, the lords of misrule by james gill, university of mississippi press, mardi gras indians, negro soldiers.
It is the oldest continuous organization of new orleans mardi gras festivities before comus was organized, carnival celebrations in new orleans were mostly confined to the roman catholic creole community, and parades were irregular and often very informally organized. For those looking to get into the krewe of hunters series by heather graham, this section will help you with that. The krewe, now coed, has staged over 75 parades, including 11 river parades. Oshun, a figure comparable to the romans venus, was the goddess of fountains, love, wealth and religion for the.
Mark your calendars now for sunday, february 16th, 2020 when our 43nd annual king arthur parade takes to the streets of uptown. Baton rouges mardi gras season features seven parades, balls and numerous other celebrations of the carnival season. The krewes of oshun and cleopatra were the first parades to roll down the uptown route in mardi gras 2015. A man tosses beads off a float as krewe of oshun rolls on the uptown route on friday, feb. The mistick krewe of comus, founded in 1856, is a new orleans, louisiana, carnival krewe. The krewe of alla is proud to announce that it has published its history in a book called a mighty river bends for a king. Start off mardi gras with the first parades to march down st. The mission of the mystic krewe of femme fatale shall be to offer women of all creeds and colors a unique opportunity to promote and support new orleans cultural landscape through participation in the annual mardi gras season, while uplifting the community through various endeavors of engagement, awareness and social enhancement in order to further the. History and themes of mardi gras parades in baton rouge. The krewes 46th annual parade celebrates the larger than life characters and culture found in the vibrant world of animation. Founded in 1996, the krewe of oshun is named for the yoruba goddess of love and intimacy. Mistick krewe of comus, new orleans, extenstive historical. Each year, the 1600 knights of king arthur parade on the first sunday of mardi gras, commonly known as family sunday in the carnival schedule.
A krewe pronounced crew is a social organization that puts on a parade or ball for the carnival season. It is also one of the growing numbers of krewes stepping outside of the traditional pantheon of ancient greek, roman, and egyptian mythos. The companys filing status is listed as active and its file number is 345233n. The theme prominently features an animated queen cleopatra, reimagined as a modern day comic book superhero. Krewe of oshun now closed parade in central city garden. Mardi gras krewe of oshun parade, february 2, 2018 the.
This parade features marching baby dolls as well as a band contest. Alla is known for bright floats, generous throws, and multiple bands and marching groups. Unlike the galveston momus organization, the new orleans iteration of the knights of momus has operated continuously since its founding, and remains true to its roots as a secret society. The knights of momus is also the name of the secondoldest krewe in the new orleans mardi gras, which was founded in 1872. A brief guide to notable mardi gras krewes thrillist new. A krewe is any group or organization of revelers to band together to host a mardi gras ball, ride on a mardi gras parade float and participate in social events throughout the year. Krewe of oshun brings north baton rouge its first mardi gras. The procession illustrated the history of louisiana, and was greeted with enthusiastic applause along the entire route.
This year the 300 member krewe of oshun celebrates its 22nd anniversary with the theme feast on. Juan kincaid added a new photo at krewe of oshun ball. The club was founded in 1996 to provide members and their families a yearround outlet for wholesome entertainment and community service, and to. It was founded in 2001 and its mission is to focus on a familystyle event to be enjoyed by people of all ages.
It presented its first ball and five float parade with 50 members in 1948. The krewe of oshun took us back to once upon a time, with floats devoted to such. Krewe of artemis parade this parade is touted to be the first and only allfemale parading mardi gras krewe. The krewe of oshun parade will start at the intersection of napoleon avenue and magazine street in new orleans.
The parade features a fulllength new orleans style night parade that winds its way through downtown baton rouge. The parade rolled on february 2, 2018 in new orleans leading of the uptown parade calendar for new orelans. We are the largest mardi gras krewe on the first weekend of mardi gras. The 24th krewe of oshun rolls to the theme the message is love, on the uptown route friday, feb. For example, oshun is a coed group named for the goddess of love and intimacy in the religion of the yoruba people, and, kevin says, most of the participants ride for children.
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