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Mardi Gras in Mobile
Overview of events
The Mobile Mardi Gras season begins in November with the exclusive parties held by mystical secret societies, then New Year's Eve balls. She became closely linked to social debutante season for some families. Other companies begin their mystical events Twelfth Night (Jan. 6), with parades, balls (some of them dancing masked), and king cake parties.
Over the last two weeks before Mardi Gras, at least one major parade takes place each day in the city. The parades largest and most elaborate in recent days of the season. In the last week of Mardi Gras, many large and small events occur throughout Mobile and the surrounding communities (See calendar of events).
The parades in Mobile are organized mainly by Carnival brotherhoods or orders. Krewe float riders throw jumps into the crowd. The most common throws are strings of colored plastic beads, duplicates (in aluminum or wood loonies companies generally impressed with a logo brotherhood), wrapped candy / snacks / MoonPies decorated disposable plastic cups, stuffed animals and other small cheap toys. Major fraternities follow the parade schedule and route same each year.
For Mobilian, "Mardi Gras" refers to the entire festival season, also known as Carnival. Schools have multiple local Mardi Gras Holidays "(which may include the Ash Wednesday), the last Tuesday called" Mardi Gras "or" day Mardi Gras. "mobile culture has diversified, and the Mardi Gras season has been extended. traditions of the region draw from its history, including Spanish, British, African, Creole, American, Swedish and even influences.
History
One type of Mardi Gras Festival was brought to Mobile by settlers founding French Catholic of French Louisiana, the Mardi Gras celebration was part of the preparation for Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. The first record of the festival is marked in America is March 3, 1699, at a campsite along 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 that occasionally canceled because of war.
Mobile was the capital of Louisiana in 1702, but became British in 1763. Mobile has become more later part of Spanish West Florida (17801812). Carnaval (Carnival) began on Epiphany (January 6) with torchlight processions.
Tuesday Gras has evolved over centuries in the Mobile area, combining tradition and culture with new ideas. French Mardi Gras came to America North with the founding French settlers, the Le Moyne brothers, Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville and Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville: in the late 17th century, King Louis XIV sent the pair to defend France calls on the territory of Louisiana, which included what are now the U.S. states of Alabama and Louisiana.
The two explorers who crossed the Dauphin Island (Alabama), sailed on the mouth of the Mississippi River (as shown by Cavelier de Hall, 1682), sailed upstream, and March 3, 1699, celebrated by naming the place Pointe du Mardi Gras (French: "Mardi Gras Point") 60 miles downstream from the desert that would become New Orleans 20 years later. Meanwhile, between 17001702, 21 Bienville founded the settlement of Mobile (Alabama), as first capital of French Louisiana, and in 1703, the American Mardi Gras tradition began with the French annual celebrations in Mobile. The celebrations and festivities of Mardi Gras Mobile was called Boeuf Gras (Fat Ox). The masked ball, Masque of the Mobile, started in 1704 and the first parade was known in 1711 when Mobile "Boeuf Gras Society (" Society of beef fat ") paraded on Mardi Gras, with 16 men pushing a cart carrying a large paper cow head-MCH.
Mobile moved to Mississippi Territory in 1812, the Alabama Territory in 1817 and State of Alabama in 1819
In 1720, Biloxi became the second capital of Louisiana, and also celebrated the French customs. For fear of the tide and hurricanes in 1723, the capital was moved to inland port was founded 1718 and named "New Orleans" (New Orleans). The city has also launched a celebration of Mardi Gras.
In 1763, Mobile came under British control. Its restrictions on Blacks Free and racial segregation caused many to leave Creole Mobile and move west toward New Orleans. In 1780, Spain took control of the Mobile area after the American Revolution. The Carnival celebration included the Spanish tradition of parades Torchlight on Twelfth Night (January 6 also known as Epiphany.) In 1813, Mobile has become a city of the United States, included in the Mississippi Territory. In 1817 he was part of the Alabama territory. In the Episcopal and Anglican traditions, the day before Ash Wednesday was celebrated as Mardi Gras, marked by consumption of foods rich practices before Lent.
cow bell (hung on the neck) than in the Name: Cowbellion de Rakin Society
About 11 years after Alabama became a State (1819), a group of revelers, headed by Michael Krafft, who was probably influenced by its traditions Pennsylvania Swedish to celebrate the New Year, remained awake throughout the New Year's Eve began at the dawn of a parade on January 1, 1831, making noise with cowbells, hoes, rakes and. The group became the first parading mystic society (or "brotherhood"), calling themselves the Cowbellion de Rakin Society, in a parody of the French language. They had annual parades each New Year Eve. Nearly 125 years after the first parade Mobile 1711, the new company mystical Mobile, Cowbellion de Rakin Society (1830), took their parade in New Orleans, circa 1835. In 1838, residents of New Orleans adopted the custom of "European celebrate the last day of the carnival with a procession of masked figures in the streets. "
In 1843, a few men who were denied adherence to the cowbells, formed the Mobile "Strikers Independence of society" with a parade of their own New Year. However, other men formed the Mobile Cowbell New Orleans in 1850 and 1857, the company Cowbellion, Mistick Krewe of Comus renamed, held its first parade of Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Le Boeuf Gras Society (17111861) held their last procession on Mardi Gras in 1861, before the Civil War then dissolved.
Joe Cain as Slacabamorinico
In 1867, after the war between the States, Joe Cain revived the parades of Mardi Gras Mobile, riding in a wagon of charcoal decorated with six fellow veterans. This event is celebrated each year with Joe Cain Day (since 1966) and a parade on the Sunday before Ash Wednesday. The founder of the event, artist and historian Julian Lee "Judy" Rayford, depicts the "head" and in 1970, presented the characteristics of the third "Old SLAC," firefighter JB "Red" Foster. Foster prtrayed the "head" until the characteristics passing in 1985 historian, public relations specialist and pastor, Bennett Wayne Dean Sr. Dean, like Old SLAC IV "hisself," celebrated 25 years under the pen of Joe Cain in 2010.
War, economic conditions, political, and weather conditions sometimes led to cancellation of some or all major parades, especially during the civil war and World War II. The city has traditionally seen a celebration of Mardi Gras.
Today, many companies mystical operate under a corporate structure, membership is basically open to anyone who pays a premium for a place on a parade tanks. In contrast, traditional societies were social clubs with mystical membership lists secret. Disclosure of membership in a society may be grounds for dismissal. Some of the newest members of mystic societies actively recruit prospective. Some of the oldest companies is limited, with waiting lists numbering in the hundreds, the other members of the former to restrict individual schools, or other agreements.
The oldest company is marching in the Mobile Order of Myths, founded in 1868. His emblem consists of madness around hunting died off pillar of life, a symbol of Mardi Gras in Mobile. Other companies are mystical Knights of Folly festivities with his dance on the rim of a huge glass of champagne, Comic Cowboys, mystical child, Mystics of Time, Crewe of Columbus, Mystic Stripers Society, Order of the Inca and Conde Cavaliers. Companies ladies including the Order of Polka Dots (OOP), the largest and oldest women's Mobile, the Maids of Mirth (MOMS), their friendly rivals mystic who hit the streets just a day after OOP in 1950. companies from other women mystics who have made a name for themselves include the company name with grammatically incorrect, Order of the Lash (sic), Order of Athena, which starts at the parades of Mardi Gras Day and Daughters of Neptune. Each of these companies contributed something to the fabric of Mobile Mardi Gras tradition.
The traditional colors
The traditional colors with a metallic luster.
Colour Key
Justice (purple)
Faith (Green)
Power (gold)
The traditional colors of Mardi Gras in Mobile are purple and gold. Purple is tied to the royal monarchies in Europe, and is the liturgical color used during Lent in Christianity. Many people have built a third mobile color green, perhaps traditional colors of New Orleans in purple, green and gold, the Russian House of Romanov in 1872, when Grand Duke Alexis Alexandrovich Romanov, brother of the heir presumptive to the throne of Russia, had agreed the invitation of New Orleans to attend Mardi Gras, with celebrations in his honor.
After Hurricane Katrina
Mobile Alabama: the flood waters downtown came several feet the federal courthouse during Hurricane Katrina, four months before Mardi Gras 2006.
As parts of the portion of the Gulf Coast, many of the phones have been flooded due to the intense storm surge caused by Hurricane Katrina in summer 2005. Downtown Mobile was flooded several feet deep, including parade routes in downtown. Despite these difficulties, enough roads have been allowed to continue Mardi Gras celebrations and Mobile had the largest Mardi Gras in its history following the storm. Mardi Gras Mobile continues to be a popular tourist and local tradition with strong turn out. The recent 2007 Mardi Gras season Mobile was followed by nearly 0.9 million people, with police estimating the overall assistance to 878,000 and a crowd of 105,600 in the streets for Fat Tuesday's final.
Contemporary Mardi Gras
Each year, Mardi Gras (or Carnival) season starts with three major events: the parties in November of the International Carnival Ball and Camellia Ballroom, New Year's Eve and January 6, also known as "Twelfth Night" or the Feast of the Epiphany. In mobile, the parade season begins usually three weekends before Mardi Gras Day parade with the Conde Cavaliers.
Based on two Fridays before Mardi Gras, it is generally at least one parade every night. Wednesday before Mardi Gras is reserved as a "rain" days if one or more of the earlier parades are affected by weather.
Mardi Gras in Mobile: the Order of Myths float caterpillar 2007.
The weekend before Mardi Gras
lead to multiple parades Mardi Gras. Sunday (before Mardi Gras), Joe Cain Day celebrations are held. In recent years, these included a run joggers and Joe Cain procession, also known as the "People's Parade", originally joining the parade has not need to belong to a mystical society. It is still run by the head Slacabamorinico "hisself" now embodied by the fourth person in the history of the city's long carnival wear characteristics of the "head". It is surrounded by the Joe Cain mourning mistresses followed by red and lamentations Cain Merry Widows in black.
Lundi Gras
The Monday before Ash Wednesday is known as "Lundi Gras" ("Fat Monday"), after the French tradition of eating well today and Tuesday in preparation for dietary restrictions during Lent. In Mobile, Lundi Gras is traditionally a family day. Schools are closed both Monday and Mardi Gras. At noon, the Mobile Carnival Association Parade Floral takes place, with an area parochial and public schools providing floats and young riders. The Optimist Club is organizing a family-oriented environment, near Fort Conde with rides, food, games and activities. Lundi Gras is also a day for the king cake parties and other family gatherings in mobile.
As a tradition, after other parades, the Infant Mystics company held its annual parade at 6 pm on Monday evening in the downtown Mobile.
Annual events are listed in the calendar event Monday Gras Mardi Gras 2009:
Events on Monday, February 23 (2009):
11:00 Arrival of King Felix III (name of king of Carnival Mobile) on Government St.
12:00 Parade twelve o'clock Felix III and Floral Parade
3:00 p.m. MLK Business and Civic Organization Parade (rolls on Route D)
MLK Monday Mystics Parade 3:30 p.m. (rolls on Route D)
4:00 pm Northside Merchants Parade (rolls on Route D)
Infant Mystics Parade 6:30 pm
Mardi Gras Day
Celebrations begin early Mardi Gras. Downtown, along parade organized by the Order of Athena rolls first, followed by the Comic Cowboys, based in 1884. The evening ends with a spectacular parade of illuminated floats night decorated to a theme chosen by the College of myths. Each parade follows a defined route so that viewers can plan participation especially along streets or balconies.
Order of Myths Parade 2007, floating emblem
Some parades are long and circular so that viewers can walk to a second display and catch more throws, as the floats circle back. It allows more time to see shows as well.
Fat Tuesday event calendar for Tuesday Gras 2009 is as follows:
Events on Tuesday, February 24, 2009:
Mardi Gras! (Always the day before Ash Wednesday)
10 hours 30 Order of Athena Parade
Knights 12:30 pm Parade festivities
1:00 pm Parade King Felix III
Comic Cowboys Parade 1:30 p.m.
2:00 pm Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association (rolls on Route B)
6:30 pm Order of Myths Parade (rolls on Route C)
Many parades Small and walking clubs also parade through the city.
The end of Mardi Gras
Quickly on the stroke of midnight at the end of Mardi Gras, all Mardi Gras festivities to cease, as is the beginning of Lent. The city quickly cleans the streets the next day. Local traditions frown the port of Mardi Gras beads during Lent. Catholics and other Christians often observe the rites of Lent, such as giving up certain foods or taking the obligations of charity during the season of repentance.
Costumes and masks
OOM caterpillar float.
Folly: Order of Myths 2007
The days before Mardi Gras (other than games), people who do not belong to a mystical society rarely wear costumes and masks in public. Sometimes the public can wear costumes or masks on Mardi Gras. Most people simply dress to be attractive enjoying the outdoors and the opportunity to socialize with other people.
Mystic society members wear elaborate costumes that reflect the theme of their parade, ball or float. Costumes include custom hats or headdresses of feathers, even if some companies do not need that. Most of the traditional guilds require riders to wear a mask that is sufficient to conceal the identity of the rider. The overexploitation of the mask or remove the mask at any time during the parade grounds for dismissal of certain companies. Some companies also require mystical that members wear masks during ball of society (usually held the night of his show).
Since 1957, the public was allowed to wear masks on Mardi Gras day 9:00 to 9:00 p.m., or whether they are members of mystic societies. The restriction related to problems with masked bandits and also associations with the damage caused by the Ku Klux Klan. (See below: The legal restrictions.)
Mardi Gras mask
Marketing
There is virtually no commercial advertising during the parade Mobile, as has been banned by law in 1935. Different floats in a parade were designed as independent creations, although some mystical societies had the idea of corporate sponsors.
Floats
Mardi Gras in Mobile: the Order of Myths 2007 caterpillar float
Order of Myths, 2007: Folly chasing Death
The design, construction and decoration of the Mardi Gras float is a full year in Mobile. Several businesses along the Gulf Coast do no other work than to build floats. The largest fleet parades in Mobile are designed to hold about 15 or 16 male adults and their shots. City regulations provide length, width and height of the floats, to ensure that the floats can navigate with Security in the narrow streets and tight turns of Downtown Mobile.
The floats are usually multi-layered, with a lower level, a higher level, and one or two stations loft (usually near the back of the float). The Float Captains typically walks on the upper level, which allows him to see everyone on the float. For floats in parades and night time, the structures are wired for lighting, and a portable generator is towed behind the float to provide power. Each float includes some type of portable toilets. Although the Street, a Mardi Gras float may resemble a treat, fragile craft, the reality is they are very solidly built and can withstand a good rocker in the runners.
Some of Mobile's most famous floats include:
Order of Myths Emblem: Folly chasing Death around the broken column of life (see picture).
Infant Mystics "black cat hissing, humping his back atop a bale of cotton.
Knights Emblem of Revelry: Folly dance in the bowl of life.
Infant Mystics Emblem: A black cat on top of a bale of cotton (the backbone of the wealth of pre-war Mobile)
Mystics of Time's Vernadean, Verna & Dean: Giant, rolling fire and smoke breathing dragon float
Mystic Stripers Company logo of two large 40-foot floats, a fierce and "strong" Tiger, the other a stylish and "fast" Zebra.
Crewe of Columbus' Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria: Three floats built to resemble famous ships Columbus.
Order the famous Polka Dots emblem "featuring three wings of Pegasus son with the golden chariot of the gypsy queen through the clouds rainbow enveloped
Order of Inca messengers faithful and Sun: Some of the largest movable structures Mobile.
Conde Cavaliers Emblem: Swashbuckler points right to the sword Mobile.
Throws
Tossing throw pearls as a gift
For many of the parades of Mardi Gras in Mobile, members companies on floats out gifts to the general public, as supposedly throws, including plastic beads, doubloon coins, decorated cups plastic, candy, packaged cakes / snacks, small toys and stuffed animals, footballs, frisbees, or whistles.
Mardi Gras throws evolved over the years. As little as 20 years ago, the balls thrown by revelers Mobile were small, cheap plastic parts, masks and some gave much thinking for them. Today, pearls are the most expensive items on a mask to throw the list. In 1956, the first Moon Pies have been thrown by children on the chariot of the Queen at the Comic Cowboys parade. Moon Pies have since become a staple of Mardi Gras in Mobile. Other elements which were crossed and Mobile Mardi Gras history include Cracker Jacks (banned in 1972), confetti and candy unbagged. Maskers throwing candy today typically throwing small bags of chewing gum, kisses and other goodies. A recent fashion, attributed to members of the Order of the Inca was throwing Ramen Noodle packs in the crowd. The packets of noodles are easy to start, and cost about the same or fewer Moon Pies.
Beads
plastic beads with metallic finish
members of society Mystic threw strings of cheap beads from floats for lovers parade since at least late 19th century. Until the 1960s, the most common forms were custom colored necklaces glass beads made in Czechoslovakia smaller. They were replaced by cheap, durable, standard plastic beads, initially in Hong Kong then Taiwan, and most recently China. pearls cheaply allow riders to purchase greater quantities, which launches have become more and more common. However, mass-produced items have limited variety, and many pearl necklaces are a unique color, bulk bags plant. This could lead to several necklaces of the same color cast in the same time, rather than a multi-color variety.
In the 1990s, many people have lost interest in the common beads, often leaving them where they had landed on the ground. Bigger, more complex, multi-colored bead necklaces and son with figures of animals, people or other objects have become sought-after throws. Nevertheless, citing the rising cost of shots, the revelers continue to buy and throw away the beads of smaller diameter for the masses and save the more expensive creations developed for the friends along the road.
Duplicates
One of many Mardi Gras throws, duplicates are big parts, plastic or metal, which are usually in bold colors on Tuesday. These pieces depict the emblem of the mystical society, the name and date of foundation on one side, and the theme and the year of the parade and ball on the other side. Infant Mystics were the first to cast mystic Mobile duplicates the mid-1960s.
Mardi Gras doubloons are round like old Spanish doubloons (photo)
Duplicates thrown during the parade are inexpensive, stamped anodized aluminum. However, a thriving cottage industry has developed for the production and collection of limited edition doubloons. As a means fundraising, many companies are now offering limited edition doubloons minted in bronze, silver, gold and platinum. Other bulkheads and offers hand-painted varieties. Rather than being stamped, these coins are struck like coins legal tender. The Risen Cowbellion de Rakin Society has struck what is now the rarest coin in the history of Mobile Carnival - the Belldallion - Duplicates struck in the form of a bell.
Plastic cups
In recent years, plastic cups were thrown. The Order of the Inca was the first fraternity to throw plastic cups bearing their emblem and theme for the parade and ball. Now every company in the mystical city throws theme cups of their fleet. Also cast are generic Mardi Gras cups, often with dates of Mardi Gras future seasons printed on them.
Snacks
Snacks are usually packaged, individual portions of food like a cookie, brownie, snack cake, bag of peanuts, Moon or a pie, a chocolate, banana, orange or a cake frosted marshmallow. Snacks cast also included various bags of crackers pork rinds. Among other snacks Ramen Noodles (a recent trend), dried fruit and bags of candy and gum.
Toys / Frisbees / football
A large variety of soft plastic toys have flows like water pistols, plastic hollow or ribbed tube straw whistles. Frisbees plastic toys are generally Frisbees small, round disk with less than 8 inches (41 cm) in diameter. footballs small flexible plastic or rubber foam, were thrown by floats, often aimed at turning once threw a football at scale. Many of them are decorated with the Society emblem or abbreviation.
Banned throws
A number of items are prohibited as the parade launches mobile-based security restrictions or sexual orientation, as defined in Article 49 of the Mobile City Code (from 10 February 2004):
"It is unlawful for any person to lay the following Mardi Gras floats during Mardi Gras or parades: rubber balls, hard balls like baseballs, wooden objects treated, condoms or similar items, dolls of any structure with explicit sexual organs, candy apples, ice cream products or food requiring freezing or refrigeration, canned foods, boxes full of all food, trinkets, etc. Pies to the Moon, trinkets and other throws must be disposed of separately or in small numbers. "
All boxes are prohibited throws (also since February 2004), including boxes "crushed or empty."
King Cake: coffee cake, re-glazed with colored sugar.
Other Mardi Gras traditions
King cake
The first week of January begins King Cake season. The traditional King Cake was associated at Epiphany, January 6, also known as Twelfth Night, where English and Europeans celebrated for twelve days until Christmas tonight. The current version is a coffee cake, and is oblong and braided. The cake was iced with a simple frosting covered sugar violet green and gold. Each cake contains a hidden one inch doll. According to custom, whoever finds the doll must either buy the next King Cake or throw the next king cake party. In mobile, people throw hundreds of King Cake parties each year, and many cakes are made, bought and consumed.
Torches: Parade 2007 OOM
Carrier Torches
The torch (flame torch) was originally a beacon for lovers parade to better enjoy the spectacle of the evening festivities. In Mobile, night parades were previously cons-lit by torches topped rocket signaling (as may be placed in the street to a traffic wreck at night).
In the late 20th century, eruptions hottest were replaced by the generator-powered electric lights on the floats. The Order of Myths Parade (at night on the final Tuesday) still uses people carrying torches.
Mardi Gras Icons
Several common images or phrases appear during the Mardi Gras season:
The traditional colors: purple / green / gold.
Mobile flag.
Official Mardi Gras flags: flags with a special emblem in the colors of Mardi Bold;
signs or objects using traditional colors: purple, green and gold;
The Faces of Comedy and Tragedy: the smile Theatre and frowning faces;
masks, feathers and downy feathers attached at the edges;
Fleur de Lis symbol French Mobile at the time was the capital of the French colony;
"Let the good times roll!" (French: Let the good times roll!)
"Throw me something, Mister!" Yelled a spectator of the parade.
Moon Pie song, heard along the parade route that the crowd singing "Moon Pie" Moon Pie!
Mystic companies
Main article: Mystic Society
A type of society mystic began in Mobile in 1704, with the Society of St. Louis founded by French soldiers at Fort Saint-Louis de la Mobile. The annual report of the Mask Mobile has started the same year. In 1830, a group celebrating a parade in the morning, later became the Cowbellion de Rakin society as the Brotherhood first parade, organized every year with parades, processions, rather than just spontaneous, as was the custom. The Cowbell disbanded in 1912 but has seen a revival of sorts in 1990 that the Risen Cowbellion society well Rakin It argued no direct link with his great-greatgranddaddy.
Dozens of mystic societies have succeeded over the last three centuries in Mobile. Membership has been formed by groups affiliated as co-workers, unmarried women, blacks, black women, Jews, married women, married couples, or free membership, including visitors.
There are more than 40 companies mystical Mobile. Because many are run like secret societies, their impact on policy Mobile, business and Carnival activities is difficult to determine, but they were another way of social and political influence. Current notable companies Mystics are listed in the Annexes parade and demonstration, described below (see: Recent mystic parades and events).
Corporate Development mystical
Carnival in Mobile, where Mardi Gras Day is the last day, will begin in November and ends promptly at the stroke of Mardi Gras Day midnight, with the beginning of Lent. balls of the Company are held throughout the season, first in November, next to the Eve. Mobile mystic societies build colorful Carnival floats and parade throughout downtown during the Mardi Gras season, with members of society Hidden throwing little gifts, known as throws for the parade spectators.
Mobile first celebrated Carnival in 1703 when French settlers began the festivities at the old mobile site. A form of the company began in 1704 in Mobile mystic, Louise St. Company, founded by French soldiers at Fort Saint-Louis de la Mobile, and later became another company Mobile Carnival in 1711 as the Company Beef Gras (Fat Ox Company, 17,111,861). Mobile Cowbellion de Rakin Society was the first formally organized and masked mystic society in the U.S. to celebrate with a parade in 1830: the Cowbell made their debut at a cotton broker in Pennsylvania, Michael Krafft, began a parade with rakes, hoes, and cowbells. The Cowbell introduced horse-drawn parade dates back to 1840 with a parade called pagan gods and goddesses. Strikers independence of the company was formed in 1843 and is the oldest mystic society remains in the United States.
Carnival mobile were canceled during the Civil War, but Mardi Gras parades have been taken over by Joe Cain in 1866 when he marched through the streets in a car Fat Tuesday while costumed as a fictional leader named Slacabamorinico Chickasaw, irreverently celebrating the day in front of the troops occupying Union Army. The Order of Myths, Mobile's oldest mystic society, which continues to parade, was founded in 1867 and held its first parade of Mardi Gras night in 1868. Infant Mystics also began to march on Mardi Gras night in 1868, but moved Lundi Gras parade their (Fat Monday). The Mobile Carnival Association De Leon was founded in 1871 to coordinate the events of Mardi Gras, though in 1872 the first Royal Court was held with the first king of Carnival, Emperor Felix I. Comic Cowboys of Wragg Swamp were established in 1884 with their mission satire and freedom of expression. The Continental Mystic Crew mystic society was founded in 1890, he was the first mobile company Jewish mysticism. 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 company's second-oldest continuing parade, introduced the first electric fleet in Mobile in 1929. The colorful mobile carnival association was founded and had its first parade in 1939 (renamed Mobile Zone later MAMGA Mardi Gras Association), and then installed the first African American Mardi Gras court in 1940 with the coronation of King Elexis I and his queen. Cavaliers Conde was founded in 1977 (Parade 1978), and hold the first show of the season for parades arrested on New Year's Eve. Following the example the little known and now defunct Krewe of Pan and Apollo apostles companies composed of the city's gay and / or the lesbian community, the College Osiris had its first shot in 1980. It is now one of the most anticipated balls of the Carnival season and looking invitation. Another Gay society The Krewe of Adonis, held its first shot on the eve of New Year 1991, but has now disappeared from the social scene. The Mobile International Carnival Ball was first occurred in 1993 with all known Mobile mystic society in attendance. The year 2002 saw Mobile Tercentenary celebrated with parades representing all mystic societies Mobile.
Recent mystic parades and events
The schedule of parades and events mystics, included below, reveals some aspects of the notability of the various guilds in the Mobile Carnival season.
2009 Mardi Gras calendar:
Saturday, January 24
1:00 p.m. Krewe De La Dauphine Parade (Dauphin Island)
Saturday, January 31
Island Mystics Parade 1:00 pm (Dauphin Island)
Friday, February 6
6:30 p.m. Conde Cavaliers Parade
Saturday, February 7
2:30 pm Bayport scrolling Company
Pharaohs Parade 6:30 p.m. (www.thepharaohs.org)
Conde Explorers Parade 7:00 pm
Thursday, February 12
6:30 pm Order of Polka Dots Parade
Friday, February 13
6:30 pm Order of the Inca Parade (www.orderofinca.com)
Saturday, February 14
Mobile Mystics Parade 2:00 p.m. (www.mobilemystics.com)
6:30 pm Parade Maids of Mirth
7:00 pm Order of Butterfly Maidens Parade
7:30 pm Krewe of Marry Mates
Sunday, February 15
6:30 pm Parade Neptune's Daughters
Monday, February 16
6:30 p.m. Mobile Mystical Ladies Parade
7:00 pm Order of Venus Parade
Tuesday, February 17
6:30 pm College of the Lash (sic) Parade
Thursday, February 19 (Wednesday is a day of rain-out)
6:30 pm Parade Mystic Stripers Society
Friday, February 20
6:30 pm Crewe of Columbus Parade
Saturday, February 21
12:00 noon Floral Parade
Knights at 12:30 pm Parade Mobile
1:00 pm Order of Angels Parade
6:00 pm Mystics of Time Parade
6:30 pm Coronation of Queen to King Felix III (Mobile Convention Center)
Sunday, February 22
1:00 p.m. of King Elexis I (arrive at the foot of Government Street)
2:30 pm Joe Cain Procession
17:00 The Krewe de Bienville Parade
5:30 pm Women Cassettes Parade
8:15 pm Coronation of King Elexis (Mobile Civic Center)
Monday, February 23
11:00 Arrival of King Felix III (name of king of Carnival Mobile) the Government of Saint
12:00 Noon Parade of Felix and Floral Parade
3:00 p.m. MLK Business and Civic Organization Parade (rolls on Route D)
3:30 pm MLK Monday Mystics Parade (rolls on Route D)
4:00 p.m. Northside Merchants Parade (rolls on Route D)
Infant Mystics Parade 6:30 pm
Tuesday, February 24
(Mardi Gras Day or Fat Tuesday, always On the eve of Ash Wednesday)
10:30 Order of Athena Parade
Knights of Revelry Parade 12:30
1:00 pm Parade King Felix III
Comic Cowboys Parade 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday 2:00 p.m. Mobile Space Gras Association (rolls on Route B)
6:30 pm Order of Myths Parade (rolls on Route C)
So the final parade is organized by the College of myths (OOM), the oldest company Mobile mystic parade Tuesday (Founded 1867).
Legal restrictions
Over the centuries, laws were established to restrict certain mobile types of behavior during the carnival season. Laws of Mobile have regulated activities based on race, immorality, noise, masks, gloves, parade, fireworks, and objects thrown. In 1826, people of color were required to obtain licenses for assemblies or dances in 1845, balloons were banned in the homes of free blacks and slaves (but not Creole), and in 1866, laws restricted the noise or a party where "immoral people or disorderly conduct "could be collected:
1826: According to Article 7 of the City of Mobile Ordinance 4, entitled "An Ordinance to establish a town in the watch and regulate the rights of Watchmen, "no ball, dance, or assembly of people of color would be allowed in the city without first obtaining a license from the mayor or alderman, not licensed past 1 o'clock in the morning;
1845: A city ordinance Mobile prohibits free blacks and slaves to hold bullets at their place of residence, the restriction does not include the Creoles in Mobile, which had a distinct status in American society, as written in the Treaty of Paris 1803 (Louisiana Purchase), Thomas Jefferson, Alabama became a state in 1819, offering a protection to American citizens after Mobile was a colony of Spain, 17801812.
After 1902, the use of masks largely been limited to companies mystical or children under 12. In 1918, masking the public was banned in Mobile during World War Worldwide (repealed in 1920) and in 1947, the masks were limited to companies only mystics, plus a masked individual was banned from "carrying gloves or hands are hidden "or covered. After 1957, the public were allowed to wear masks, but only on the days of Mardi Bold 9:00 to 9:00 p.m., or as members of mystic societies.
Due to security concerns, in 1987, fireworks were prohibited during Mardi Gras. The city also restricts pets in the parade area, skateboards and scooters, prohibited firearms, and the public to throw anything in the parade.
While many tourists who visit might think of Mardi Gras as an "adult" holiday, residents Local see it as a time of family traditions, in fact, many consider the parades mainly as sources of pleasure for children. Many families with Young children gather along the parade route in downtown. The city discourages nudity, public drunkenness and other lewd behavior, This can lead to a quick stop.
Short glossary
The Mobile Mardi Gras season uses several terms that have special meaning for events:
Carnival: The festival season (term used in the Spanish period of Mobile, 17801812), generally from January 6 Epiphany, Mardi Gras, the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday;
Lundi Gras ("Fat Monday") on Monday before Lent;
Tuesday Gras ("Fat Tuesday") on the Tuesday before Lent, also refers to the week in general several festival Carnival;
King Felix III: the contemporary king of the Mobile Mardi Gras;
society mystic secret society formed for all carnival events Annual;
Krewe parade: a company which has annual parades organized;
table: an event and entertainment
discarded: all donations thrown from a float for the spectators.
See also
New Orleans Mardi Gras
Notes
^ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTU VWXYZ AA "Carnival / Mobile Mardi Gras Timeline" (list of events per year), Museum of Mobile, 2001, webpage: MoM-timeline.
ABCDEFGH ^ "" Mardi Gras - Mobile paradoxical Party ". "The Wisdom of Slacabamorinico head. http://jacksonsnyder.com/arc/slac/MardiGras/paradox.htm. Retrieved 18/11/2007.
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST ^ "New Orleans & Mardi Gras History Timeline" (list of events), Tuesday Gras Digest, 2005, webpage: MG-time.
^ ab "Calendar" for McGill-Toolen Catholic High School (week of 3-Feb-2008), Mobile Archdiocese in November 2007, webpage:.
^ Ab "Westlawn Elementary - All February/2008 events" (calendar) Westlawn Elementary Mobile, AL, 2007, webpage: Westlawn-calendar: Events in February 2008; also check 2007 ("IYear = 2007).
^ ABCDEFGHIJ "Mardi Gras" (description), Mobile Chamber of Commerce, 2007, webpage MChamber-Tuesday.
^ Abcd "oldest coast Gulf of Mardi Gras "(Overview), USA Today, 26/01/2004, page: UToday-MG (lists throws like stuffed animals, Moon Pies, sunglasses, beads).
^ Abc "Mobile Carnival Association, 1927" (Group 3), Mardi Gras Digest, 2006, webpage: MD-com-mobile-Carnival-Association.
^ abc "Convention Mobile Bay - Mardi Gras Terminology "(list), Mobile Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau, 2007, webpage: MBC-terms:" Carnival "definition has happened in November & daily parades.
^ Ab The International Carnival Ball and the Camellia Ball held in November each year (since 1993), and the great ball striker of the independence of the company is held on New Year's Eve.
^ Abc "Mardi Gras Information and Tips Security (press release), Police Service of Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, 2007-02-01, webpage: MPD-release (uses term "Mardi Gras season, "And No pets, skateboards, motorized scooters, and throwing objects at the parade).
Ab ^ "Louisiana Timeline: Year 1699 "(March 23 events), Encyclopedia of Louisiana, September 2000, webpage: EnLou-year1699.
^ Abcd "NOLA.com: Mardi Gras: About Carnival "(the story), New OrleansNet LLC, 2007, webpage: www-Nola-Mardi Gras-history.
Ab ^ "Timeline 18th century: 17001724 "(events), Calendar of History, 2007, webpage TLine-17001724: on" 17021711 "Mobile.
^ abc "Mardi Gras in Mobile" (history), Jeff Sessions, Senator, Library of Congress, 2006, webpage: LibCongress-2665.
^ "Mardi Gras" (history), Mobile Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau, 2007, webpage: MGmobile.
^ "Carnival / Mobile Tuesday Gras Timeline "(list of events per year), Museum of Mobile, 2001, webpage: MoM-timeline: States' Michael Krafft to Mobile sets America First organized and masked Carnival Society, The Cowbellion de Rakin Society. On December 31, 1830 ...
^ "About Mardi Gras" (history short), Toomey, The Original Mardi Gras Headquarters, 2006, webpage ToomeysMG.
^ Ab "Katrina downtown Mobile flooding, beaches, bayous" (New) USA TODAY (PA), 2005-08-30, webpage: USAT-Katrina-flood-Mobile: report "Mobile, Ala. (AP) Hurricane floodwaters surge Katrina swept over cars and roads and buildings of downtown transformed into a striking concrete islands Monday as its rains and damaging winds beat hit coastal Alabama. "
^ Abc "Girl killed after the Mardi Gras parade (news), Montgomery Advisor Co. Advertiser, Montgomery, AL, 2007-02-23, webpage: MA-344-Mobile: report "The police described the overall carnival as safe, despite the 5-year death of [20Feb07 4:30 p.m.]. Arrests included 22 charges and 237 misdemeanors. "
^ "The Original Fat Tuesday: Mobile, Alabama (preview) Squidoo, LLC, 2007, webpage: MG-www.squidoo.com/originalmardigras/ schedule.
Abcd ^ "2009 Mardi Gras Schedule", official Mardi Gras, 21/12/2008, Page: OfficialMG-53.
Abcd ^ "Mobile Government - City Council Meetings: Minutes and Agendas" (including updates Mobile City Code), City of Mobile, Ala., in February 2004, webpage: COM-Council-minutes-161.
^ "" Mardi Gras Terminology ". "Bay Convention & Visitors Bureau Mobile". http://www.mobile.org/vis_mardigras_terms.php. Retrieved 18/11/2007.
^ Houston, Susan (04/02/2007). "Mobile, has a story." The News & Observer (News & Observer Publishing Company, (Raleigh, NC)).
^ ABCDEFGHIJ "" History ". "Mobile Carnival Museum". http://www.mobilecarnivalmuseum.com/History.aspx. Retrieved 17/11/2007.
^ "Joe Cain Articles" (newspaper article), Joe Danborn & Cammie East, Mobile Register, 2001, webpage: CMW-history.
^ "History MAMGA". "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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