Cowbellion de Rakin Society

Cowbellion de Rakin
Abbreviation	CdR
Formation	1830; 194 years ago
Type	Mystic 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

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]

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

Cowbellion de Rakin Society Mobile Alabama Alexandria Gazette Fri Feb 3 1837
Cowbellion de Rakin Society Mobile Alabama Alexandria Gazette Fri Feb 3 1837 (1)
Cowbellion de Rakin Society Mobile Alabama Alexandria Gazette Fri Feb 3 1837 (2)
Cowbellion de Rakin Society Mobile Alabama Alexandria Gazette Fri Feb 3 1837 (3)

References

[1] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20041213191322/http://www.museumofmobile.com/html/mardi_gras_timeline.php

[2] ttps://mobilebaymag.com/ordering-the-myths-and-facts/

[3] ttps://www.al.com/living-press-register/2009/06/cowbellion_bowls_origins_shrou.html

[4] ttps://www.mardigrasnmore.com/pages/mardi-gras-history-mobile

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