Ive noticed that a lot of Krewes or organizations don parade, why?!
We could write a 215 page book to the many reasons given the public as to that, and some of the other things that the Krewes do and don’t do. But suffice to say each krewe, mystic society, and other organizations, are formed for the purpose of celebrating the Carnival season their own way. This can include parading or it could not. Some were formed strictly for the balls they throw, and like the Original Illinois Club, introduction to society of the young men and women of influential families. I live in New Orleans, and just heard about some character named Joe Cain. Who is Joe Cain? When the Civil War ended, Joe Cain saw the need to raise the spirits of the people and helped to revive Mardi Gras in Mobile. In 1866, Joe Cain masked as Chief Slacabamorinico, a fictional character from a nation of Native-Americans (Chickasaw) that were never defeated in the Civil War (and never surrendered). Chief Slac paraded on Fat Tuesday along with the Lost Cause Minstrels and others. Joe Cain, yes,
