[DOC] [TLE] Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama - Wikipedia [PAR] Mardi Gras in Mobile is the annual Carnival celebration in Mobile, Alabama. It is 
the oldest ... From Mobile being the first capital of French Louisiana (1702), the 
festival began as a French Catholic tradition. ... Society float riders toss throws to 
the crowds. ... Major krewes follow the same parade schedule and route each 
year. [DOC] [TLE] CARNAVAL! at the Museum of International Folk Art :: Title [PAR] Here they celebrated their own Mardi Gras with music, song, and dance. ... Today 
over 60 different krewes sponsor public parades of floats and invitational ... Each 
year many of the larger New Orleans Carnival societies, or krewes, ride on their 
own ... The Krewe of Rex came out with their first parade in 1872 and created the
... [DOC] [TLE] Mardi Gras Frequently Asked Questions - New Orleans Mardi Gras ... [PAR] Find out what you need to know about krewes, parades, bringing the family and 
more. ... Float riders often spend $500 or more on beads, cups, and doubloons, 
and ... to flesh, refers to the entire season of celebration leading up to Mardi Gras
. ... The Mistick Krewe of Comus, Carnival's first secret society, coined the word... [DOC] [TLE] Mardi Gras Krewe History | Parade, Festivities & Gumbo [PAR] Read the history of the Mardi Gras krewes in Lake Charles here. ... Gras ball, ride 
on a Mardi Gras parade float and participate in social events throughout the year. 
... Krewe of Cosmos-Calcasieu Parish's First Merrymakers ... year such as its 
annual membership party, crawfish ball, farewell to court party, a krewe barbeque
... [DOC] [TLE] Mardi Gras Magic - International Wood Products Association [PAR] A peek behind the parade of floats and props enjoyed by those revelers uncovers 
... So the celebration of Mardi Gras in New Orleans has been going on for over 
300 years, ... The first formal parade was held in 1857. ... After a few years of 
building floats, Kern was approached by the Captain of the Krewe of Rex, a man 
by... [DOC] [TLE] Yearly Celebrations of from the Office of Multicultural Affairs at ... [PAR] The Dean of Students' Office and the Student Coordinating Committee (SCC) 
work together to promote self-care and community. Student Colloquia. [DOC] [TLE] Mardi Gras in Mobile [PAR] Mardi Gras in Mobile is the annual Carnival celebration in Mobile, Alabama . ... 
The first known parade was in 1711, when Mobile's Boeuf Gras Society paraded 
.... The design, construction and decoration of Mardi Gras floats is a year-round 
..... 1857 the final parade had been presented by the Mistick Krewe of Comus, 
until... [DOC] [TLE] CNN.com - Transcripts [PAR] Feb 28, 2006 ... We're celebrating Mardi Gras right here in New Orleans. I'm Soledad ... A krewe, 
spelled K-R-E-W-E, is part social club, part secret society. And it's a ... M. O'
BRIEN: Riders on the parade floats toss items to the crowds called throws. ... Let's 
start with Chris, because Zulu is first -- Chris, are they getting ready? [DOC] [TLE] Town of Chino Valley Senior Center [PAR] Feb 1, 2016 ... Celebrated annually on February 20th, it is National Cherry Pie Day. ... It seems 
only right that we celebrate the cherry pie so close to Presidents ... County 
Veterans Association (YCVA). .... February 14, 1849 - Photographer Mathew 
Brady took the first ..... trinkets, wearing masks, decorating floats and eating. [DOC] [TLE] "Throw Me Something, Mister": The History of ... - ScholarWorks@UNO [PAR] May 20, 2011 ... fill that void, and establishes an earlier date for the first time beads ... Krewe of 
Comus used floats to get their members off of the street .... Members of the society 
moved to New Orleans and .... The commercial potential of the annual festival 
was not lost on the ... were not krewe sponsored and sanctioned. [DOC] [TLE] towel - Louisiana State University [PAR] Apr 11, 2011 ... up, for pulling

Question: In 1857 the first krewe, or society, sponsored decorative floats for this annual celebration
Answer: Mardi Gras