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"Spanish Krewe" float at Springtime Tallahassee
"Spanish Krewe" float at Springtime Tallahassee

A Krewe (pronounced in the same way as "crew") is an organization that puts on a parade and or a ball for the Carnival season. A parade (also called march or marchpast) is a procession of people usually organized along a street often in Costume, and often accompanied by Fire Carnival is a festival season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during February and March The term is best known for its association with New Orleans Mardi Gras, but is also used in other Carnival celebrations around the Gulf of Mexico Coast, such as the Gasparilla Pirate Festival in Tampa, Florida, and Springtime Tallahassee. See also Mardi Gras Mardi Gras in New Orleans Louisiana is one of the most famous Carnival celebrations in the world The Gulf of Mexico ( Spanish: Golfo de México) is the ninth largest Body of water in the world The Gasparilla Pirate Festival is an annual celebration held in the city of Tampa, Florida. Springtime Tallahassee is an annual event held in the month of March in Tallahassee, Florida, USA celebrating Tallahassee's history and culture

The word is thought to have been coined in the early 19th century by an organization calling themselves 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 (founded in 1856 is a New Orleans Louisiana Carnival Krewe. In Language, an archaism is the use of a form of speech or writing that is no longer current The Mystick Krewe of Comus itself was inspired by a Mobile mystic society, with annual parades in Mobile, Alabama, called the Cowbellion de Rakin Society that dated from 1830. A mystic society is a Carnival organization very similar to a Krewe in New Orleans, that presents parades and/or balls for the enjoyment of its members [1]

Krewe members are assessed fees in order to pay for the parade and/or ball. Fees can range from thousands of dollars a year per person for the most elaborate parades to as little as $20 a year for smaller marching clubs. A marching band is in the broadest terms a group of performers that consist of instrumental Musicians and sometimes dance teams / color guard who generally perform Criteria for krewe membership varies similarly, ranging from exclusive organizations largely limited to relatives of previous members to other organizations open to anyone able to pay the membership fee. Krewes with low membership fees may also require members to work to help build and decorate the parade floats and make their own costumes; higher priced krewes hire professionals to do this work. A float is a decorated platform either built on a Vehicle or towed behind one which is a component of many festive Parades such as the Maltese Carnival Parading krewe members are usually additionally responsible for buying their own throws, the trinkets thrown to parade spectators according to New Orleans tradition.

Some Krewes also have other events like private dances or parties for members throughout the year. Some also make a point of supporting charities and good causes.

References

  1. ^ "Carnival/Mobile Mardi Gras Timeline" (list of events),The Museum of Mobile, 2002, webpage:MoM-timeline.

List of Krewes

KdV99HatHandjpg|right|thumbnail|191px|Marching krewe member]] The Krewe du Vieux is a New Orleans Mardi Gras or Carnival Krewe, originally and more The Krewe of Endymion is one of only three Super Krewes, and is the largest and most spectacular of the 80 or so parades participating in New Orleans Mardi Gras. The Krewe of Tucks is an organization that parades during New Orleans Mardi Gras, on the Saturday before Mardi Gras. The Krewe of Bacchus is an organization that parades during the New Orleans Mardi Gras, on the Sunday evening before Mardi Gras. The Krewe of Orpheus (1993 is a relatively recent New Orleans Mardi Gras super Krewe which puts on one of the largest Parades in the famous Carnival The Krewe of Barkus is a New Orleans Mardi Gras Parade whose participants are dogs costumed according to a central parade theme and escorted by their human The Mistick Krewe of Comus (founded in 1856 is a New Orleans Louisiana Carnival Krewe. The Krewe of Muses is an all-female krewe or New Orleans Mardi Gras social organization--one of the few clubs with that distinction (see Krewe of Les Mysterieuse Rex (founded 1872 is a New Orleans Carnival Krewe which stages the city's largest parade on Mardi Gras Day The Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club (founded 1916 is a Carnival Krewe in New Orleans Louisiana which puts on the Zulu parade each Mardi The Pet de Kat Krewe or PdKK was founded in 1992 by a group of South Florida music fanatics who shared an audience at live music clubs Founded in 1904 Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla, or YMKG, is Tampa Florida 's oldest and most prestigious Krewe, or social organization A comparsa ( conga de comparsa) is the band which plays a conga during a Cuban Carnival celebration KOE formally known as the("Krewe of Elvis" is a Mardi Gras parading organization that consists of members from around the world who meet in New Orleans The Krewe of Orion is the first all-male Mardi Gras Krewe in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Le Krewe d'Etat is a satirical New Orleans Mardi Gras krewe that was first organized in 1996, and held their inaugural parade in 1998.
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