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Krewe of Okeanos
AbbreviationKoO
Named afterOkeanos
Formation1949; 75 years ago (1949)
TypeCarnival Krewe
Location
  • New Orleans, LA.
Websitekreweofokeanos.org

Krewe of Okeanos is a New Orleans Mardi Gras krewe.

Parade

History

The Krewe of Okeanos is a New Orleans Mardi Gras parading Krewe organized in 1949 by civic-minded business leaders who were eager to bring a Carnival parade to St. Claude Avenue, their neighborhood’s main street. The club is named for the Greek god of oceans and fertile valleys and is sponsored by the Sonaeko (Okeanos spelled backwards) Club. Okeanos presented its first ball and parade in 1950. The original parade route has changed, we now roll on the extended Uptown Route. In place of the traditional ball masque, the club presents an elegant Coronation Ball at which its King is presented, and his Queen is selected by random draw during the Ball..

Parade themes

Throws

Trinkets, collectables, doubloons, and beads tossed by hand from riders of the floats are throws. Collectible throws from Krewe of Okeanos include custom cups, 10-gauge multi-colored doubloons, frisbees, crawfish trays, sand pails, glass beads, and cufflinks.[1]

Royal court

During the krewe's annual Coronation Ball, the parade’s King is introduced to the membership and his Queen is determined by kismet from the Court’s Maids.

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References

  1. ^ Harrison, Alice (February 24, 2017). "Krewe of Okeanos throws: crawfish trays and cufflinks". NOLA.com The Times-Picayune.
  2. ^ Hardy, Arthur (2014). Mardi Gras in New Orleans : an illustrated history (Fifth ed.). Mandeville, LA. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-930892-44-9.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Gill, James (1997). Lords of misrule : Mardi Gras and the politics of race in New Orleans. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi. p. 231. ISBN 978-08-78059-16-4.
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