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Mardi Gras in Mobile

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The Mobile Mardi Gras season begins in November with only certain parts companies hidden mystics and New Year balls. She became closely linked to social rookie season for some families. Other companies events Start mystical Twelfth Night (Jan. 6) with parades, balls (some of them masquerade balls), and king cake parties.

In Over the last two weeks before Mardi Gras, at least one major parade takes place every day in the city. The largest parade and more sophisticated place the last day of the season. In the last week of Mardi Gras, many events large and small occur throughout Mobile and the surrounding communities (see calendar events).

The parades are organized primarily by the troops of mobile carnival or commands. Krewe float riders throwing at people. The most common are strings of plastic beads launches duplicate color (aluminum or wood, coins, dollar companies generally impressed by a logo Brotherhood) wrapped candy / snacks / Moonpies decorated plastic cups, stuffed animals and other small cheap toys. Mayor comparsas on schedule and the same parade route each year.

For mobility, Mardi Gras "refers to the entire festival season, also known as carnival. Local schools have many Mardi Gras Holiday "(which may include Ash Wednesday), and the final on Friday called" Fat Tuesday "or Mardi Gras. Mobile culture has become different, and the Mardi Gras season has been extended. Traditions of the region to draw from its history, including Spanish, British, Africans, Creoles, Americans and influences, even Swedish.

History

Festival Mardi Gras type was brought to Mobile by the French settlers of the Catholic Foundation of French Louisiana, the Mardi Gras celebration was Part of the preparation on Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. The earliest mention of the festival is marked in the U.S. is March 3, 1699, in a camping along the Mississippi Delta. After the construction of Fort Louis de la Mobile (17001702), the settlers celebrated Mardi Gras in Mobile in 1703, beginning a tradition Annual canceled once because of the war.

Mobile was the capital of Louisiana in 1702, but became a British citizen in 1763. Land became later part of Spanish West Florida (17801812). Carnival (Carnival) began on Epiphany (January 6) with processions with torches.

Mardi Gras has evolved over the centuries in the field of mobile, combining tradition and culture with new ideas. Mardi Gras arrived in French America North of the founding French immigrants, the brothers Le Moyne d'Iberville Pierre Le Moyne and Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville: in the late 17th century, King Louis XIV sent the pair to defend France's claim on the territory of Louisiana, which included the present states of the United States and Alabama Louisiana.

The two explorers came across Dauphin Island (Alabama), surf the mouth of the Mississippi River (drawn Cavelier de La Salle, 1682), ascended the river, and 3 March 1699, held, naming the site Point du Mardi Gras (French: "Mardi Gras Point) 60 miles downstream from the wilderness that would become New Orleans 20 years later. Meanwhile, between 21 17001702 Bienville founded the settlement of Mobile (Ala.) as the first capital of French Louisiana, and in 1703, the American Mardi Gras tradition began with the annual celebration of French mobile. The party and Mardi Gras in Mobile was called Boeuf Gras (Fat ox). The masked ball, Masque of the phone, was launched in 1704 and The parade was first known in 1711 when "Boeuf Gras Mobile Society (" Society of fatty meats) marched from Tuesday Gras with 16 men pushing a cart carrying a large cow's head MCH board.

Field moved to Mississippi Territory in 1812, Alabama Territory in 1817, and the state of Alabama in 1819

In 1720, Biloxi became the second capital of Louisiana, and also celebrated the French customs. Because of the fear of the tides and hurricanes in 1723, the capital was moved inland port 1718 and founded called "New Orleans (New Orleans). The city has also become a celebration of Mardi Gras.

In 1763, Mobile came under British control. Its restrictions on black Free and segregation Racial caused many to leave Creole mobile and move to the west of New Orleans. In 1780, Spain took control of the area Mobile following the American Revolution. The celebration of Carnival custom built Spanish torchlight parades, the day of the Epiphany (January 6 also known as Epiphany.) In 1813, Mobile has become a city of the United States, including the Mississippi Territory. In 1817 he was part of the territory Alabama. In the Episcopal Church and Anglican traditions, the day before Ash Wednesday, was celebrated as Mardi Gras, marked by eating foods rich in practice before fasting during Lent.

cow bell (hung on the neck) and on behalf of the Company Rakin Cowbellion

About 11 years later became a State of Alabama (1819), a group of revelers, headed by Michael Krafft, who has probably been influenced by the Swedish traditions celebrate the New Year Pennsylvania Eva remained awake throughout the parade New Year began on the morning of 1 January, 1831, making noise with bells, hoes and rakes. The group company has become the first mystic parade (or "Krewe"), calling itself the Cowbellion Rakin Society, in a parody of the French language. Had the annual parade every New Year's Eve. Almost 125 years after the first parade Mobile 1711, Mobile new mystique, the Cowbellion Rakin Society (1830) had their parade in New Orleans, circa 1835. In 1838, the population of the New Orleans in the habit "of the European operations on the last day of the carnival parade in the streets masked figure."

In 1843, men who had been rejected by Cowbell members formed the mobile "Strikers Independent Society" with its parade own new year. However, other men formed the Cowbell Mobile New Orleans in 1850 and 1857, the company Cowbellion, Mistick Krewe Comus renamed held its first parade of Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Le Boeuf Gras Society (17111861) held its carnival procession last Tuesday in 1861, before the Civil War, then dissolved.

Joe Cain Slacabamorinico

In 1867, after the war between the states, Joe Cain revived Mardi Gras parades in Mobile, mount in a coal car decorated with six fellow veterans. This event takes place every year with Joe Cain Day (1966) and a parade on Sunday preceding Ash Wednesday. The founder event, artist and historian Julian Lee "Judy" Raymond, played the "Boss" and in 1970 gave characteristics of the third "Old SLAC, firefighter JB, Foster-Red". prtrayed Promote "head" to move the 1985 has a historian, PR professional and pastor, Mr. Dean Bennett Wayne Dean, former SLAC IV "hisself" celebrated its 25th anniversary under the feathers of Joe Cain day 2010.

War, economic, political, and weather conditions sometimes led to cancellation of all or part of the major parades, especially during the Civil War and the Second World War. The city has always observed a Mardi Gras festival.

Today, many companies mystical operate under one corporate structure, membership is in principle open to anyone paying assessments for a place in a parade tanks. In contrast, membership in traditional societies social club mystical secret lists. members a popularizer of society can be grounds for dismissal. Some of the new mystic societies to actively recruit potential members. Some of the oldest companies is limited, with waiting lists numbering in the hundreds and the other members to limit students to certain schools or other agreements.

The company's oldest parade in Mobile is the order of the myths, founded in 1868. Its emblem is to continue the death of the madness around the pile of shattered lives, a symbol of Mardi Gras in Mobile. Other notable companies include Mystic Knights of Madness fun with your dance on the edge of a glass of champagne, Comic Cowboys Infant mystics, mystics Time, Crewe of Columbus, Mystic Stripers Society, Order of the Inca and Conde Cavaliers. Ladies companies are the order of moles (OOP), the oldest ladies and prostitutes major Mobile (MOM), his mystical respectful rivals took to the streets after the object-oriented programming 1950. company of other women mystics who has made a name for themselves include the partnership with the grammatically incorrect name, the order of (Lash sic). Order of Athena from the Mardi Gras parade and the Daughters of Neptune. Each of these companies have brought something to the plot of Mobile Mardi Gras tradition.

Traditional colors

The traditional color with metallic luster.

Meaning of colors

Justice (purple)

Fe (green)

Power (gold)

The traditional colors of Mardi Gras are purple and mobile gold. Purple has been associated with actual monarchies in Europe, and is the liturgical color used during Lent in Christianity. A lot of people in Mobile has added a third color green can New Orleans traditional purple, green and gold, the Russian House of Romanov in 1872, when the Grand Duke Alexis Alexandrovich Romanov, brother of the heir to the throne Russia had accepted the invitation to attend the New Orleans-Mardi Gras, with celebrations in his honor.

After Hurricane Katrina

Mobile, Alabama: the flood waters reached the city several meters from the palace Federal justice during Hurricane Katrina, four months before Mardi Gras 2006.

Since much of the Gulf Coast, many parts of Mobile were flooded due to the intense storm surge caused by Hurricane Katrina in summer 2005. Moving Center flooded several meters deep, including along the parade route downtown. Despite these difficulties, just the roads have been allowed to continue Mardi Gras celebrations in Mobile and had the largest Mardi Gras in its history after the storm. Mardi Gras in Mobile is always popular and local traditions tourism, with strong outings in turn. The latest season of Mardi Gras 2007 in Mobile gathered nearly 0.9 million people, with police estimates of overall aid to 878 000 105 600 and a multitude of streets in the late Fat Tuesday.

Contemporary Mardi Gras

Each year, Mardi Gras (Carnival or) season begins with three main events of the parties in November International Carnival Ball and the Camellia Ball, Eve and January 6, otherwise known as "Twelfth Night" or the Feast of the Epiphany. In mobile, the parade of the season usually begins three weekends before Mardi Gras Day with Conde Cavaliers parade.

Based on two Fridays before Mardi Gras, there are usually at least one parade every night. Wednesday before Mardi Gras is reserved as a rain "out" for a day or more of the previous shows are affected by climate.

Tuesday Mobile Gras: The Order myths float tracks of 2007.

The weekend before Mardi Gras

take several days of parades of Mardi Gras. The Sunday (before Mardi Gras), Joe Cain Day celebrations are held. In recent years, riders have included a track and Joe Cain procession, also known as the "People's Parade, as it was, joining the parade does not require membership a mystical society. It is always led by President Slacabamorinico "hisself" now embodied by the fourth person in the history of long use Carnival of the city characteristics "Chief." Patronas is surrounded by the mourning Joe Cain, followed by red and weeping Cain black bustier.

Lundi Gras

The Monday before Ash Wednesday is known as "Lundi Gras" (Fat Tuesday) after the French tradition of eating well today and Tuesday in the preparation of dietary restrictions during Lent. In Mobile, Shrove Monday is traditionally a family day out. Schools are closed and Monday two Mardi Gras. At noon, the Mobile Carnival Association Floral Parade takes place, with an area parochial school providers and the public float and young riders. The Optimist Club welcomes family oriented halfway near Fort Conde, walks, food, games and activities. Lundi Gras is also a day for king cakes and family gatherings at Mobile.

As is tradition, after other parades, the mystical society of the child held its annual parade at 6 o'clock this Monday evening in downtown Mobile.

Annual events are displayed in the event program Monday Tuesday Gras 2009:

Events on Monday, February 23 (2009):

11:00 Arrival of King Felix III (king named Carnival Mobile) Government of St.

Felix III 24:00 and the parade flower parade

3:00 p.m. Martin Luther King Business and Civic Organization Parade (rolls on Route D)

3:30 p.m. Monday Martin Luther King Mystics Parade (rolls on Route D)

4:00 p.m. Northside Merchants Parade (rolls on Route D)

Mystics Kids Parade 6:30 p.m.

Mardi Gras

The festivities start at the beginning of Mardi Gras. Downtown, the parade was organized the roller length to Athena in the first place, followed by the Cowboys cartoon, founded in 1884. The evening ends with a spectacular parade of floats Night clear a subject chosen by the College of myths. Each parade follows a path defined so that viewers can care plan including the long streets or balconies.

Order of Myths, 2007 emblem parade float

Some parades are long and circular, so that viewers can walk into a place of vision and capture the second most sites, as back floats circle. Weather permitting more to see the performance as well.

Fat Tuesday to plan events for Mardi Gras 2009 is as follows:

Events Tuesday, February 24, 2009:

Fat Tuesday! (Always the day before Ash Wednesday)

10:30 am Order of Athena Parade

Knights of Revelry Parade 24:30

1:00 p.m. Parade Felix III Rey

13:30 Parade Comic Cowboys

2:00 p.m. Space Mobile Mardi Gras Association (rolls on the road B)

6:30 p.m. Order of Myths Parade (rolls on the route C)

Many parades and small clubs walking parade through the city.

The end of Mardi Gras

Duty on the stroke of midnight at the end of Mardi Gras, all the festivities with the cessation of Mardi Gras, as is the beginning of Lent. The city quickly clean the streets tomorrow. frown on the use of local traditions Mardi Gras beads during Lent. Catholics and other Christians often observe rites Lent, like giving up certain foods or assume the obligations of charity during the season of repentance.

Costumes and masks

OOM float slopes.

Madness: Order of Myths 2007

In the days before Fat Tuesday (except holidays), people belonging not a mystical society rarely wear costumes and masks in public. Sometimes, the public can wear costumes or masks of Mardi Gras day. Most people dress to be attractive, enjoying the outdoors and the opportunity to socialize with other people.

mystical members of society have costumes refined to reflect the theme of its parade, ball or float. Tailored suits and hats or caps include, Although some companies are not required. More traditional troupes require pilots to wear a mask that is sufficient to hide the identity of the rider. Excessive cutting or removing the mask of mask at any time during the parade grounds for the rejection of certain companies. Some companies also require that members have mystical masks in the ball society (usually held the night of his show).

Since 1957, the public was allowed to use only Mardi Gras masks few days 9:00 to 9:00 p.m. or who are members of mystic societies. The limitation of issues and the damage associated with masked bandits caused by the Ku Klux Klan. (See below: The legal restrictions.)

Mardi Gras Mask

Marketing

There is virtually no commercial advertising for mobile parades, because it was banned in 1935. The floats in a parade of various creations are designed as independent, although some companies mystics have considered the possibility of corporate sponsors.

Floats

Mardi Gras Mobile: the Order of the myths of 2007 larvae float

Order of Myths, 2007: Death hunting Folly

The design, construction and decoration tanks for March Gras is a year-round in Mobile. Several companies along the Gulf Coast no other work that the construction of tanks. Most Mobile fleet parades are designed to hold about 15 or 16 adult men and their plans. Rules of the city to provide the length, width and height of the floats, to ensure that the fleet can navigate safely through the narrow streets and tight turns of Downtown Mobile.

Floaters are usually at several levels, with a low level, a higher level, and one or two seasons, mezzanine (usually near the back float). The car rides "captain" in general in the upper level which allows him to see everyone on the float. For night parades floats, structures were wired for lighting, and a portable generator is towed by the float to maintain power. Each float contains also some type of portable toilets. Although the street, a Mardi Gras float could be like a delicate, fragile device, the reality is that they are very strong and can withstand a good rocking chair by the pilots.

Some of the most famous mobile fleet includes:

Order myths Emblem: Death hunting wild around the broken column of life (see photo).

Infant Mystics "black cat, hissing, humping his back on a ball cotton.

Knights of Revelry Emblem: the crazy dance in the cup of life.

mystical child Emblem: A black cat on a bale of cotton (the foundation wealth before the war Mobile)

Mystics Vernadean time, Verna & Dean: Giant fire stocks and fleet smoke breathing dragon

two Stripers Society mystical sign over 40 feet of floats, a fierce and a "strong" Tiger, the other a stylish and "fast" Zebra.

Crewe of Columbus' Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria: Three coaches built to resemble famous ships Columbus.

Order the famous emblem of the Moon ", with three children by taking the wings of Pegasus Gold Chariot Gypsy Queen across the sky clouds enveloped

Order messengers Inca and worshipers of the Sun: Some of the largest mobile structures in motion.

Conde Cavaliers Emblem: Swordsman points his sword into the mobile.

Band

Draw throw balls gift

For many parades of Mardi Gras in Mobile, members of societies to build floats gifts for the general public, as news of so-called, including plastic beads, coins, ounce of gold, decorated plastic cups, sweets, cakes wrapped snack, stuffed animals and small toys, soccer balls, frisbees, or whistles.

Mardi Gras throws have evolved Over the years. At only 20 years, balls thrown by moving masks are small, cheap plastic parts and masks some paid much attention to them. Now Accounts may be the most expensive items in a list of masking shooting. In 1956, the primera fueron Luna Pies arrojados por los niños en el flotador de la reina en el Desfile Comic Cowboys. Moon Pies have become a staple of Mardi Gras in Mobile. Other elements who have succeeded in the history of Mardi Gras Mobile include Cracker Jacks (banned 1972), confetti and candy unbagged. Maskers throwing candy today typically launch small bags of gum, kissing and other sweets. A recent fashion attributed to members of the Order of Inca, has been to throw packets of ramen noodles to the crowd. The packets of noodles are easy to start, and costs about the same amount or less Moon Pies.

Balls

plastic balls with metallic finish

members of society have produced chains cheap mystical account Parade floats participants at least since the late 19th century. Until the 1960s, the most frequent were necklaces of colored glass beads in custom Czechoslovakia. They have been replaced by cheap, durable, standard plastic beads from China, first in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and more recently. Grain cheap purchase allow riders of larger quantities, therefore, shots became more and more common. However, mass-produced items have limited variety, and pearls are color, bulk bags of the plant. This could lead to several necklaces of the same color will be published at the same time, instead of a colorful variety.

In the 1990s, many have lost interest in beads, common, often leaving them where they had landed on Earth. More larger, more elaborate, multicolored beads and chains with pictures of animals, people or other items have become sought-after releases. However, citing the increased cost of launches, the masks are always buying and launching balls of smaller diameter of the masses and save the expensive, elaborate creations for friends along the road.

Duplicates

One many plans Mardi Gras doubloons are large pieces of plastic or metal, usually in the colors of Mardi Gras. These coins represent emblem of the mystical society, the name and date of creation, on the one hand, and the subject and year of the parade and the ball the other side. Infant Mystics were the first to launch Mobile mystic duplicates in the mid-1960s.

Mardi Gras doubloons are round as duplicates Old Spanish (photo)

Duplicates thrown during the parade are low cost, the closure of anodized aluminum. However, a cottage industry prosperous developed for the production and limited edition collection of duplicates. As a means of fundraising, many companies now offer duplicates limited edition minted in bronze, silver, gold and platinum. Among other offers partitioned and varieties, hand-painted. Instead of being sealed, replacing these parts as legal tender. The Risen Cowbellion hit Rakin Society which has become the rarest coins in history Mobile Carnival – the Belldallion – duplicates beaten as a bell.

plastic cups

In recent years, plastic glasses have been released. The Order of the Inca was the first fraternity to throw plastic cups marked with the sign, and the theme Parade and dance. Now, all companies in the city throws mystical question cups of its fleet. Also released are generic Mardi Gras cups, often with Mardi Gras dates for the coming seasons printed on them.

Snacks

Snacks are usually involved, the individual portions of food, like a brownie cookie, cupcakes a bag of peanuts, or the moon cake, a chocolate, banana or orange Marshmallow ice cream cake. Snacks also threw several bags of pork rinds, including cookies. Other inputs ramen (a recent trend), dried fruit and bags of candy and gum.

Toys / Frisbees / football

A variety of plastic toys are thrown, such as whistles, plastic water guns or straw tube hollow ribs. The plastic toys are Frisbees Frisbees be very small round disk, with less than 8 inches (41 cm) in diameter. small ball of soft plastic or foam floats were launched, often leads to spin when released as a full-size ball. Many are decorated with the company logo or initials.

forbidden moves

A series of items are prohibited throws parade in Mobile, alleging sexual safety or restrictions, as defined in section 49 of the Code of the City Mobile (the February 10, 2004)

"It is unlawful for any person to lay the following parades of Mardi Gras Mardi Gras float: rubber balls, hard objects like baseball treated wood, condoms or similar items, dolls of all structures with explicit sexual organs, candy apples, ice cream or food products that require boxes freezing or refrigeration, canned foods, regardless of the food, trinkets, etc. Moon Pies, and other trinkets shots will be published individually or in small quantities. "

All boxes are prohibited spear (also since February 2004), including "Crushed or empty boxes.

King cake, coffee cake, re-colored candy.

Other traditions of Mardi Fat

King cake

The first week of January begins King Cake season. The traditional King Cake is associated with the Epiphany, Jan. 6 also known as Twelfth Night, when the British and the Europeans have celebrated Christmas for twelve days until tonight. The current version is a cake coffee, and is oblong and braided. The ice cream cake is a simple sugar and covered with purple, green and gold. Each cake contains a hidden wrist an inch. As always, who finds the doll to buy the next King Cake or throw the next King Cake party. In mobile, people throw Hundreds of King Cake parties each year, and thousands and thousands of cakes is to buy and consume.

Flame torches parade OOM 2007

Carriers Torches

The torch (the torch flame) has been a beacon for parade participants to better enjoy the spectacle of the night's festivities. In Mobile, parades night were once crowned cross lit by torches by rockets (as may be placed in the street in a car accident at night).

A late 20th century, the warmest were replaced by electric lights flames fed by generators on the floats. The Order of Myths Parade (last night, Tuesday) is still using people carrying torches.

Mardi Gras Icons

Several images or phrases common during the season of Mardi Gras:

The traditional colors: purple / green / gold.

Mobile flag.

Mardi Gras Official flags: The flags with the emblem of Mardi Gras special color;

signs or elements with the traditional colors From: purple, green and gold

the faces of comedy and tragedy: the theater and smiling and frowning faces;

masks pen August feathers attached at the edges;

Fleur de lys, symbol of France from the time Mobile was the capital of the French colony;

"Let The Good Times" (in French: "Let The Good Times Roll!)

'Throw something, sir! ": Shouted by a Parade spectator.

Moon Pie song, heard along the parade route as the crowd sang Moon Pie Pie? Moon! "

companies mystical

Main article: Mystic Society

A sort of mystic society began in 1704 in Mobile, with the Societ Louisa St. founded by French soldiers in the Fort St. Louis de la Mobile. The Mask of annual Mobile has started the same year. In 1830, a group of celebrating with a parade in the morning became the latest Cowbellion Rakin Society as the first parade Krewe, annual event with parades, procession and not only spontaneous, as was customary. The Cowbell dissolved in 1912, but has seen a resumption of classes in 1990, the Company raised Rakin Cowbellion but said no direct relationship with its large greatgranddaddy.

Tens mystic societies have succeeded over the last three ages to Mobile. Membership was made to group members as colleagues, graduates, women, blacks, women, blacks, Jews, married women, married couples, or free membership, including visitors.

There are over 40 companies Mobile mystic. Because many are run like secret societies, their impact on policy Mobile, businesses and activities of the Carnival is difficult to determine, but were other means of social and political influence. Current notable mystics companies listed in the parade and events calendar, described below (see the recent marches and mystical events).

The development of mystic societies

Carnival Mobile, Mardi Gras, which is the last day will start in November and ends quickly with the stroke of midnight on Mardi Gras, with the beginning of Lent. balls the company are being made throughout the season for the first time in November, next, on the eve of New Year Mobile mystic societies build colorful Carnival floats and parade in downtown throughout during Mardi Gras season, with masked society members running small gifts, known as Lance, a parade spectators.

Mobile Carnival held for the first time in 1703 when French settlers began the festivities in the old mobile site. A mystical form of society began in 1704 in Mobile, with the St. Louise Society, founded by French soldiers in Fort Saint-Louis de la Mobile, and later became another mobile phone company, Carnival Corporation in 1711 as the Boeuf Gras (fattened Company beef, 17111861). Mobile Cowbellion Rakin Society was first formally organized and masked mystic society in the United States to celebrate with a parade, 1830: The Cowbell started when a cotton broker in Pennsylvania, Michael Krafft, began the show with rakes, hoes, and cowbells. Coaches Cowbell introduced horse-drawn parade in 1840 with a parade called pagan gods and goddesses. Strikers Independent Society was founded in 1843 and is the oldest remains of the company mysticism in the United States.

Carnival has been canceled in moving during the Civil War, However, the Mardi Gras parades were revived by Joe Cain in 1866, when he paraded through the streets on Fat Tuesday wagon, while disguised as Chief of fiction called Slacabamorinico Chickasaw, irreverent celebrate the day occupation before Army troops of the Union. Order myths, the oldest mystical society Mobile, which continues to parade, was founded in 1867 and held its first parade on Mardi Gras night in 1868. Infant Mystics also started the parade of Mardi Gras night in 1868, but later moved their parade to Lundi Gras (Shrove Monday). Lion Mobile Carnival Association was created in 1871 to coordinate the events of Mardi Gras, though in 1872 the first Royal Court has held with the first king of Carnival, Emperor Felix I. Comic Cowboys Wragg marsh were created in 1884 with their mission of satire and free expression. The company Continental Mystic Mystic crew was Founded in 1890, was the first Jewish mystic society Mobile. The Order of Doves mystic society was founded in 1894 and held its first Mardi Gras Ball. It was the first organized African American mystic society in Mobile.

Infant Mystics (1868) the second oldest company continues to parade, introduced the first electric floats for mobile phones in 1929. Mobile Color Carnival Association was founded and its first exhibition in 1939 (later renamed the Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association MAMGA), then installed the first African-American Mardi Gras Court in 1940, with the Coronation of King Elexis I and his queen. The Conde Cavaliers were founded in 1977 (March 1978), and take the first show of the season, The procession stopped at the New Year's Eve. Following the example of the little known and now defunct Krewe of Pan, and the apostles Gay City firms including Apollo and / or community lesbians, the Order of Osiris held its first shot in 1980. It is now one logs the most anticipated season of Carnival and sought after invitation. Other gay society, the Brotherhood of Adonis, celebrated its first ball on the eve of New Year 1991, but left the social scene. The Mobile International Carnival Ball was held for the first time in 1993 with the entire society Mobile mystic known in attendance. The year 2002 was celebrated with parades Mobile tercentenary representing all companies Mobile mystic.

Recent mystic parades and events

The schedule of parades and mystical events listed below, reveals aspects salience of different troops in the Mobile Carnival season.

2009 Mardi Gras Zone:

Saturday, January 24

1:00 p.m. Parade Krewe de la Dauphine (Dauphin Island)

Saturday, January 31

1:00 p.m. on the mystical island (Dauphin Island Parade)

Friday, February 6

Condé Knights Parade 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, February 7

Bayport 2:30 p.m. The parade of society

Parade 6:30 p.m. Pharaohs (www.thepharaohs.org)

Conde Explorers Parade 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, February 12

6:30 p.m. order Polka Parade points

Friday, February 13

Parade 6:30 pm Order of Inca (www.orderofinca.com)

Saturday, February 14

Mobile Mystics Parade 2:00 p.m. (www.mobilemystics.com)

6:30 pm Parade Maids joy

7:00 pm Order of Butterfly Maidens Parade

7:30 pm Krewe of Marry Mates

Sunday, February 15

6:30 pm Parade Neptune's Daughter

Monday, February 16th

Mobile mystic Parade Ladies 6:30 p.m.

Order of Venus Parade 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, February 17

6:30 p.m. command (sic Lash). Parade

Thursday, February 19 (Wednesday is the day the rain out)

Company Mystic Stripers Parade 6:30 pm

Friday, February 20

6:30 p.m. Columbus Crewe Day Parade

Saturday, February 21

Floral Parade 12:00

Knights of Mobile Parade 24:30

Order Parade 1:00 p.m. Angels

6:00 pm Mystics of Time Parade

6:30 pm Coronation of Queen to King Felix III (Mobile Convention Center)

Sunday, February 22nd

13:00 Arrival of King Elexis I (at foot of Government Street)

2:30 pm Joe Cain Procession

17:00 Krewe de Bienville Parade

17:30 The Women Cassettes Parade

8:15 p.m. Coronation of King (Mobile Civic Center Elexis)

Monday, February 23

11:00 Arrival King Felix III (king named Mobile Carnival) government in Santa

Parade twelve o'clock 12:00 and Felix Flores Parade

Martin Luther King 3:00 p.m. Business and Civic Organization Parade (rolls on the road D)

3:30 p.m. MLK Monday Mystics Parade (rolls on Route D)

Northside Merchants Parade 4 p.m. (roll on Route D)

6:30 pm Infant Mystics Parade

Tuesday, February 24

(Mardi Gras Day Mardi Gras Always the day before Wednesday Ash)

10:30 am Order of Athena Parade

Knights of Revelry Parade 24:30

1:00 pm Parade King Felix III

13:30 Parade Comic Cowboys

2:00 p.m. Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association (rolls on Route B)

6:30 p.m. Order of Myths Parade (rolls on Route C)

Therefore, the final parade is held by the Order of Myths (OOM), the oldest company on Tuesday at the Mobile mystic Parade (based 1867).

Legal restrictions

For centuries, laws have been established in Mobile to restrict certain types behavior during the carnival season. Mobile laws have regulated the activities based on race, immorality, noise, masks, gloves, walking, objects fireworks and discarded. In 1826, people of color were required to obtain licenses for business meetings or dances in 1845, the bullets were prohibited houses of free blacks and slaves (but not the natives), and in 1866, limits the noise or the laws of any party in which "immoral or disorderly persons" could get:

1826: According to Article 7 of the Ordinance of the City of Mobile, in April entitled "An ordinance to establish custody of the city and regular duties of Watchmen, "no ball, dance, or group of persons of color is allowed in the city unless they not first obtain a permit from the mayor or city councilor, unlicensed happened 1:00 am;

Mobile 1845 a city ordinance prohibits free blacks and slaves to hold balls in their place of residence, limitation does not include the Creoles in Mobile, which has a different status in American society, as written in the Treaty of Paris 1803 (Louisiana Purchase) Thomas Jefferson, Alabama became a state in 1819, to provide protection to American citizens Having been a colony Mobile Spain, 17,801,812.

After 1902, the use of masks is largely confined to companies mystical or children under 12 years. In 1918, masking public was prohibited on the phone during the First World War (repealed in 1920) for 1947, masks have been limited to companies mystics, and a masked man was forbidden to "wear gloves or hidden hands" or covered. After 1957, the public were allowed to wear masks, but only after several days of Mardi Gras 9:00 to 9:00 p.m., or as members of societies mystics.

On security issues in 1987 have been banned fireworks during Mardi Gras. The city is also limited in areas pets parade, skateboards and scooters, prohibited firearms, and public objects thrown at the parade.

Although many Tourists who visit might think of Mardi Gras as an "adult" holiday, local residents see as a time the family traditions and, in fact, many consider the parades mainly as a source of pleasure for children. Many families with young children to meet Throughout the parade route downtown. The city discourages nudity, public drunkenness and lewd behavior of others, which may lead to a quick stop.

Brief glossary

Mardi Gras season Mobile uses several terms that have specific meaning to the events:

Carnival: The festival season (Used in the Spanish period in Mobile, 17801812), usually January 6 Epiphany, for Mardi Gras, the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday;

Lundi Gras (Fat Tuesday) on Monday before Lent;

Mardi Gras ("Fat Tuesday"), the Tuesday before Lent refers also generally more week of Carnaval;

King Felix III: The king of contemporary Mobile Mardi Gras;

Mystical Society: secret society formed at any annual carnival

Parade brotherhood: a society which has annual parade, organized;

table: a big event, and

stone thrown from a donation drive to viewers.

See also

New Orleans Mardi Gras

Notes

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTU VWXYZ AA "Carnival / Mobile Mardi Gras Timeline" (list of events per year ^), the Museum Mobile, 2001, website: MOM-Timeline.

^ ABCDEFGHIJK Mardi Gras – Mobile paradoxical "Party." The wisdom of Chief Slacabamorinico. Http: / / jacksonsnyder.com ARC / SLAC / MardiGras / paradox.htm. Accessed 18/11/2007.

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST ^ "New Orleans and Mardi Gras History Timeline" event list (), Mardi Gras Digest, 2005, page: MG-time.

^ ab "timetable" for the School McGill-Toole Catholic High (Week 3-Feb-2008), Mobile Archdiocese, in November 2007 Website:.

^ Ab "Westlawn Elementary – All events February/2008" (calendar) Westlawn Elementary Mobile, AL, 2007, page Website: Westlawn Calendar: Events in February 2008, also check 2007 ("IYear = 2007").

^ ABCDEFGHIJ "Mardi Gras" (description) Mobile Chamber of Commerce 2007 Website: MChamber-Tuesday.

^ ABCD "old Coast Gulf Mardi Gras "(introduction) USA TODAY, 26.01.2004, Website: UToday-MG (lists of dead stuffed animals, Moon Pies, goggles sun, beads).

Abc ^ "Mobile Carnival Association 1927 (3rd group), Mardi Gras Digest, 2006, website: MD-com-Mobile-Carnival-Association.

Abc ^ Bay Convention "Mobile – Mardi Gras Terminology" (list), the Mobile Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau, 2007, website: MBC-terms: "Carnival "Definition have events and parades every day in November.

Ab ^ The International Carnival Ball and the Camellia Ball held in November each year (since 1993) and the great ball striker independent of the company held on New Year's Eve.

Abc ^ "Mardi Gras Information and Safety Tips "(Press release), Police Service of Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, 02.01.2007, Website: MPD-release (using the term "Mardi Gras season and no pets, skateboards, scooters, and throwing objects at the parade).

^ ab "Louisiana Timeline: 1699 (Mar. 23 shows), Encyclopedia of Louisiana, September 2000, website: EnLou-year1699.

^ ABCD "NOLA.com: Mardi Gras: On About Carnival "(history) New OrleansNet LLC 2007 website: www-history-mardigras Nola.

^ ab "18th Century Chronology: 17001724 (Events), Timelines of History, 2007, website: TLINE-17, 001,724: in "17021711" in the mobile.

^ Abc "Tuesday Mobile Gras "(history), Jeff Sessions, Senator of the Library of Congress in 2006, the Web site: LibCongress-2665.

^ "Tuesday Gras "(history), the Mobile Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau, 2007, website: MGmobile.

^ "Carnival / Mobile Mardi Gras Timeline" (List of events per year), the Museum of Mobile, 2001 Website: MOM-time: States' Michael Krafft first established in Mobile in the U.S. organized and masked carnival society, the Cowbellion Rakin Society. On December 31, 1830 …

^ "About Mardi Gras (new) Toomey, head of the first Mardi Gras, 2006, website: ToomeysMG.

^ Ab Katrina downtown Mobile flooding, beaches, marshes " (New), USA TODAY (AP) 30/08/2005, the website: USAT-Katrina-flood-Mobile: said "MOBILE, Alabama rising waters (AP) Hurricane Katrina swept cars and roads and buildings became the center of rigid concrete islands Monday as its torrential rains and damaging winds struck the coast of Alabama. "

Abc ^ "Girl killed after the Mardi Gras Parade" (new), Montgomery Adviser, the Sales Co., Montgomery, AL, 23/02/2007, web page: MA-344-Mobile: the police were informed, "Carnival in general described as safe, despite five anniversary of the death of [20Feb07 4:30 pm]. The arrests include 22 counts of crimes 237. "

^ "The Original Mardi Gras: Mobile, Alabama "(introduction), Squidoo, LLC, 2007, page: www.squidoo.com MG / originalmardigras /-clockwise.

^ ABCD "Mardi Gras 2009 Calendar" Official Mardi Gras, 21.12.2008, Website: OfficialMG-53.

^ Abcd "Mobile Government – City Council Meetings: Minutes and Agenda day (including updates of Mobile City Code), the city of Mobile, Ala., in February 2004, website: COM-Council-minutes-161.

^ "" Mardi Gras terminology. "Office of Tourism and Congress of Mobile Bay. Http: / / www.mobile.org / vis_mardigras_terms.php. Accessed 18/11/2007.

^ Houston, Susan (02/04/2007). "Mobile is the story." The News & Observer (News & Observer Publishing Company, (Raleigh, North Carolina)).

ABCDEFGHIJ ^ "" History. "Carnival Museum Mobile." Http://www.mobilecarnivalmuseum.com/History.aspx. Accessed 17/11/2007.

^ "Joe Cain Articles" newspaper article (), and Joe Danborn Cammie East, Mobile Register, 2001, page Website: CMW-history.

^ "MAMGA" History. " Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association. Http: / / web.archive.org/web/20040604100834/www.mamga.org/Templates/history.htm. Retrieved 18/11/2007.

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