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[[Category:Fiesta of Five Flags]] [[Category:Mardi Gras]] [[Category:Social clubs]]
 
[[Category:Fiesta of Five Flags]] [[Category:Mardi Gras]] [[Category:Social clubs]]
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'''According to legend, the word "Krewe" came from the old english spelling for "Crew"'''
 
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This term for the New Orleans clubs that organize the Mardi Gras festivities was coined by The Mystick Krewe of Comus, the group that put on the first parade in the city with themed floats in 1857. They started the tradition of wearing masks and carrying torches, known as flambeaux, to light the evening revelries. The organizers came from Mobile, Alabama, which had been hosting similar festivities ever since French-Canadian explorer Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville threw a party when he landed in the Gulf Coast city (which he called Point du Mardi Gras) on Fat Tuesday in 1699.
 

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