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'tit Rəx is New Orleans first and only MicroKrewe. A group of artists, business people, teachers, workers and bon vivants founded 'tit Rəx in 2009 in a response to the super krewes constantly setting records for floats, throws and extravagance. Announcing 2025’s theme ‘Dream Small’ Dare to dream small! We roll on Sunday, February 16th, 2025 at 4:00pm, starting at the St. Roch Firehouse. Click below for more info and route map! Read More Previous Next The Schwa Solution In late 2011 we suddenly and surprisingly found ourselves embroiled in one of the oddest David and [] The Boeuf Gras rolls in the Rex parade down St. Charles Ave. on Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. (Staff Photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune) STAFF PHOTO BY DAVID GRUNFELD The Rex Organization (founded 1872), [1] commonly referred to simply as Rex, is a New Orleans Carnival krewe which stages one of the city's most celebrated parades on Mardi Gras Day. Rex is Latin for ' king ', and Rex reigns as "The King of Carnival". Rex's Proclamation invites his subjects to the grand celebration of Carnival. His royal colors of purple, green, and gold are to this day the colors of Mardi Gras, and the song played in the first Rex parade, "If Ever I Cease to Love," has become Carnival's anthem. Rex and his Queen preside over the Rex Ball, Carnival's glittering conclusion. Rex parades down St. Charles Avenue on Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune) PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER They are the origin of many Mardi Gras traditions, including the official Carnival colors of purple, green and gold, as well as the collectible doubloon coins (introduced by Rex in 1960). The Krewe consists of 600 male riders and parades on the New Orleans Uptown route on Mardi Gras day, immediately after Zulu. Click on the Mardi Gras krewes below for further information about the krewe and to see their usual route for each parade. Please Krewe of Rex 10:30am view map ; Floats in the Rex parade roll along St. Charles Avenue on Mardi Gras Day, Feb. 20, 2007,, in New Orleans, Louisiana. This is the second Mardi Gras celebration since Hurricane Katrina devasted the Rex, the King of Carnival, rides in the Krewe of Rex as he arrives at Canal St. on Mardi Gras day in New Orleans, March 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) Read More Legend has it that the first parade of Rex, King of Carnival, was created in 1872 as a last moment effort to entertain the Russian Grand Duke Alexis Romanoff, whose visit to the city would coincide with Mardi Gras that year. Legend misses the point. In 1872 New Orleans was still suffering through reconstructions. Tensions were high. Have you ever wondered what a Tyrannosaurus Rex would do at Mardi Gras? Of course you have! Read this book and wonder no more.Join T-Rex as he travels to New Orleans for his very first Mardi Gras! See the traditions and spectacles of the carnival season through the eyes of a seven-ton reptile. Admire a dinosaur's insatiable appetite for king cake. The Boeuf Gras rolls in the Rex parade down St. Charles Ave. on Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. (Staff Photo by David Grunfeld, The Times-Picayune) STAFF PHOTO BY DAVID GRUNFELD The Rex Organization (founded 1872), [1] commonly referred to simply as Rex, is a New Orleans Carnival krewe which stages one of the city's most celebrated parades on Mardi Gras Day. Rex is Latin for ' king ', and Rex reigns as "The King of Carnival". Three Mardi Gras foot parades, Krewe Bohéme, Krewe du Vieux, bring romance, naughtiness, and miniature charm to New Orleans Feb. 14 -16. Buy Mardi Grawr T-Rex Dino Mardi Gras T-Shirt: Shop top fashion brands T-Shirts at Amazon.com FREE DELIVERY and Returns possible on eligible purchases Check out our mardi gras t rex selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our drawings & sketches shops. The Boeuf Gras float makes it way down St. Charles Ave. near Canal Street as Rex rolls on Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans, La. Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. Rex marks its 150th anniversary this year. Click on the Mardi Gras krewes below for further information about the krewe and to see their usual route for each parade. Please Krewe of Rex 10:30am view map ; This funny Mardi Gras kids shirt features a T Rex dinosaur wearing a Mardi Gras costume, Mardi Gras beads and hat and feature the funny Mardi Grawr expression. Makes a great Mardi Gras dinosaur shirt for dinosaur lovers of any age,
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