: a private organization staging festivities (such as parades) during Mardi Gras in New Orleans
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Half of each year’s floats are new and tied to the theme, and the other half are returning signature floats, like krewes have in New Orleans.
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Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2024
Here's How to Style Them By Charlie Hobbs Fat Tuesday's Mardi Gras has earned a reputation as America's ultimate street party, but New Orleans krewes (social organizations that plan parties and balls) celebrate with parades year-round, especially in the weeks leading up to the annual event.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Feb. 2023
As those all-white krewes rolled down the main streets of the parade routes, the real Mardi Gras was taking place in the backstreets of the surrounding Black neighborhoods.
—Cierra Chenier, Essence, 12 Feb. 2024
The tradition grew as more krewes, the groups that create the floats and march through the streets, adopted the practice of throwing gifts to show appreciation to the crowds.
—Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 13 Feb. 2024
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Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2024
Here's How to Style Them By Charlie Hobbs Fat Tuesday's Mardi Gras has earned a reputation as America's ultimate street party, but New Orleans krewes (social organizations that plan parties and balls) celebrate with parades year-round, especially in the weeks leading up to the annual event.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Feb. 2023
As those all-white krewes rolled down the main streets of the parade routes, the real Mardi Gras was taking place in the backstreets of the surrounding Black neighborhoods.
—Cierra Chenier, Essence, 12 Feb. 2024
The tradition grew as more krewes, the groups that create the floats and march through the streets, adopted the practice of throwing gifts to show appreciation to the crowds.
—Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 13 Feb. 2024
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“Krewe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/krewe. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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