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Cowbellion de Rakin
AbbreviationCdR
Formation1830; 194 years ago (1830)
TypeMystic Society
Location
  • Mobile, AL

The Cowbellion de Rakin Society was the first formally organized and masked mystic society in the United States to celebrate with a pedestrian parade in 1830.[1]

History[edit]

The Cowbellions got their start when a young merchant and cotton factor from Pennsylvania, Michael Krafft, began a parade with rakes, hoes, and cowbells.[2] The Cowbellions introduced horse-drawn floats to the parades in 1840 with a parade entitled, "Heathen Gods and Goddesses.[3][4]


Gallery[edit]

1837 account of the Cowbellion celebrations of Christmas and New Year.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • ^ https://www.al.com/living-press-register/2009/06/cowbellion_bowls_origins_shrou.html
  • ^ https://www.mardigrasnmore.com/pages/mardi-gras-history-mobile

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cowbellion_de_Rakin_Society&oldid=1206661678"

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