Not many people know this, but Mardi Gras started in Mobile and not New Orleans. Of course, if you talk to a Louisianian, they will hotly contest this. Technically though, Mardi Gras started in 1703 when Mobile was the capitol of Louisiana. Who knows.
The Carnival Museum, although there was mention of Krewes and parades, seemed to be mainly focused on the high society aspect of Mardi Gras. We are talking debutantes, masked balls, high teas and secret societies – pomp and circumstance. We have Mardi Gras kings, queens, pages and oh, so much money spent during the Mardi Gras season. If your ancestors were not part of the Mobile Carnival Association, you would have no chance at being selected to be king or queen. I guess that would make the Carnival Association a lineage organization. The king and queen are selected a year in advance of Mardi Gras. The debutantes of the season make up the Ladies of the Court. They all need that much time to prepare. Each king and queen needs to design and create their outfits to be worn during the Mardi Gras season. They would try to incorporate symbols of their lives into these clothes, especially the elaborate traditional trains. I was quite blown away by these trains.
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| You had to have bling to go with all these outfits |
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| Parasols |
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