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  2. Krewe of Bacchus - Wikipedia

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    After a long absence from prime time television, Bacchus returned to the New Orleans airwaves in 2009, when NBC affiliate WDSU produced a five-hour live broadcast of the parade and ensuing party at New Orleans Morial Convention Center. The Bacchus Rendezvous, the krewe's ball, has been held at the Convention Center since 1994 after it was held ...

  3. Mistick Krewe of Comus - Wikipedia

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    The first Comus parade was held on Mardi Gras 1857, and this became an annual event. Other organizations sprang up in New Orleans in the 19th century, inspired by the Comus model, and also came to be known as Krewes. Parading on Mardi Gras night, Comus was the final parade of the carnival season for over 100 years.

  4. Mardi Gras in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A Mardi Gras parade on Royal Street in Mobile during the 2006 season. Mobile, founded by Bienville in 1702, is known for having the oldest organized Mardi Gras celebrations in the United States, beginning in 1703. [9] It was also host to the first formally organized Mardi Gras parade in the United States in 1830. [9]

  5. Mardi Gras is coming. Here's what to know about New ... - AOL

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    Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, marks the party's climax and the celebration will be citywide, with costumed revelers jamming the Quarter and parades proceeding from Uptown to downtown with other ...

  6. 75 Mardi Gras Facts That Will Help You Bring Meaning to the ...

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    51. The two most recent Mardi Gras parade cancellations have been 1945 (due to World War II) and 2021 (due to the coronavirus pandemic). 52. After the 2021 New Orleans Mardi Gras parades were ...

  7. Fun, Fascinating Mardi Gras Facts That You Didn't Know - AOL

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    The family-owned business, which designs and builds floats for Mardi Gras and other festivals far beyond New Orleans, celebrates its historic ties to the city with Mardi Gras World. After repeated ...

  8. Knights of Momus - Wikipedia

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    For over 100 years, the Momus parade was a fixture of the New Orleans Mardi Gras parade schedule, parading annually on the Thursday before Fat Tuesday. Since Momus was the Greek god of mockery, the themes of Momus parades typically paid homage to the organization's namesake with irreverent humor and biting satire.

  9. 60 Mardi Gras Trivia Questions and Answers to Fuel Your Brain ...

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    Question: How many times have Mardi Gras parades been canceled in New Orleans? Answer: 13. Question: New Orleans canceled Mardi Gras parades in the 1870s due to the outbreak of what disease?