Krewe Essays

In Hispanic countries, Semana Santa is the equivalent of our Holy Week in the United States. Semana Santa is a week long celebration before Easter. People celebrate Semana Santa starting on Domingo de Ramos, or Palm Sunday. They celebrate with parades and going to church. Spain usually has the most colorful celebrations out of all the Hispanic countries. Semana Santa is one of their top three holidays, but what makes this day so special? Semana Santa and Easter are similar in many ways. They are

Politics and Krewes in New Orleans Mardi Gras Throughout the celebration of Mardi Gras in New Orleans, the events surrounding it have evolved enormously throughout time. It has elements that are present in celebrations in Brazil, such as krewes where groups display their political views and desire for social change that had the opportunity to the change the way Mardi Gras is done. The political nature of Mardi Gras consists of satirical floats that are often a sign of frustration towards the government

Stephen Maloney claimed that krewes such as Rex has done some charitable work in the passage “Caring krewes in New Orleans.” For example, Rex has created a foundation aimed at the rebuilding of New Orleans after Katrina. He informed us that the foundation by Rex was called “Pro Bono Publico Foundation” which is Latin "for the public good" and has been their motto since 1872. Rex has always been compiled with civic leaders who spend a lot of time working with nonprofits. Rex decided to put their resources

Politics and Krewes in New Orleans Mardi Gras Throughout the celebration of Mardi Gras in New Orleans, the events surrounding it have evolved enormously throughout time. It has elements that are present in celebrations in Brazil, such as krewes where groups display their political views and desire for social change, providing an outlet for change. The political nature of Mardi Gras consists of satirical floats that are often a sign of frustration towards the government. During turbulent times of

Mardi Gras During Mardi Gras people enjoy history, traditions, costumes, and fun. How and when did New Orleans become a popular Mardi Gras destination? Mardi Gras came to North America from Paris. There was a French explorer by the name of Iberville. Iberville along with his men explored the Mississippi River. Sixty miles south of New Orleans, on the river's west bank they set up camp. In French Mardi Gras mean “Fat Tuesday.” What was once a Christian holiday in ancient Rome is now a legal holiday

Have you ever heard of a parade that throws beads and hands you coconuts? Well, on January 6th the fun officially starts, which usually falls on the day before Ash Wednesday. It is not only something you can watch but, be a part of! It is a day that you can live your fantasy and be a kid again. It is full of traditions from way back when and have tones of history behind every bit of the parade. Mardi Gras is an exciting time for New Orleans, with many things happening during the parade to what happens

Some Krewes have been organizing the parades for years, while others have started recently. However, most of them are named after Greek or Roman mythology. The krewes decorate each float for the parades. It takes a year to finish the floats, they start building them right when Fat Tuesday is over. Anybody can apply to join the krewes, however, some have a waiting list of over a year. Along with the wait to join, it also

exclusively white and black citizens weren’t permitted, by law, to access these spaces. This segregated culture continued even during carnival season. Krewes wouldn’t parade in predominantly black neighborhoods, though the city was “almost 60 percent”(Zickgraf) black. They also didn’t allow black New Orleanians to join the exclusive communities of the Krewes. Due to this division, the African American community of New Orleans had to forge their own way of carnival. They intertwined different cultures and

Mardi Gras illustrates through the floats, paintings, pins, gowns, photos, etc. and explains through the history and traditions of the Krewes how our ancestors lived and our city and other societies functioned (Saving Antiques). My family’s history in Mardi Gras contributes to telling the story of the Rex Organization, Mardi Gras, and New Orleans. New Orleanians will continue to add to

Mardi Gras Mardi Gras is a Christian holiday and popular cultural phenomenon, Mardi Gras dates back thousands of years to pagan spring and fertility rites. Also known as Carnival, it is celebrated in many countries around the world–mainly those with large Roman Catholic populations–on the day before the religious season of Lent begins. Brazil, Venice and New Orleans play host to some of the holiday’s most famous public festivities, drawing thousands of tourists and revelers every year.

get to come compete in a Coronation pageant where two lucky fur balls will be announced King and Queen of Barkus. The second major parade is the Gran Parade and is held at the end of Carnival celebration. This parade is the one that exhibits many Krewes floats along with marching bands, and a plethora

Orleans Sherri Smith’s book Orleans creates a beautiful post-apocalyptic fictional setting for New Orleans after it has been destroyed by numerous hurricanes. The story opens in 2004 with a trumpet player, Edmund Broussard, standing in front of the Mississippi River playing “When the Saints Go Marching In.” The city has been given orders to evacuate from Hurricane Ivan but Broussard refuses to leave his home, believing that New Orleans would stand against any storm that came her way. The author

Bossier City Parish, Shreveport serves as the trade and culture center for the Ark-La-Tex area. Some cultural events that take place in Shreveport is The Krewe of Centaur Mardi Gras Parade, Aseana festival, and the highland jazz and blues festival. There are many more cultural events that take place all year round throughout Shreveport. The Krewe of Centaur Mardi Gras Parade was organized in 1991, by the common goals of building a better community and the pursuit of good family fun. It’s the largest

without putting love into the making. Mardi gras masks were used, in the old times, to protect the identity of revelers who went door to door to sing, dance, and beg for offerings, according to USA Today, but now they are used to protect the identity of Krewe members, and by revelers and ball attendees. Masks add mystery to the Mardi Gras atmosphere and they intrigue the public when worn. Bead throwing and Mardi Gras can be referred to as a sandwich of inseparable peanut butter and jelly. I am a faithful

the floats approach, she starts waving to the revelers as they pass by hoping to catch some of the trinkets being thrown her way. John told me that, “This has been a family tradition to take part in parades for many years, but I must admit that the Krewe of Zulu Mardi Gras parade is our favorite. It’s like one big party everywhere you go (Personal Interview). “Beads and trash …. just

When Columbus sailed the ocean blue back in 1492, he got a whole lot more than he bargained for. As he sailed off across the Atlantic, he expected to arrive in Japan. Instead of making it to Japan, he found the New World. In the next three trips following his discovery of the new land, he continued to find new land and what is known today as the continents of North America and South America. Along with the continents, Columbus also discovered Central America. With a land so vast Columbus was one