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Today Zulu is famous for their coconut throw – quite possibly the most coveted throw in all of Mardi Gras. Zulu’s honor guard is called the Soulful Warriors; and they have characters including Big Shot, Witch Doctor, Ambassador, Mayor, Province Prince, Governor and Mr. Big Stuff. NEW ORLEANS— Rex and Zulu are two names synonomous with Mardi Gras. They each have a unique and storied pas that plays an integral role in New Orleans culture. In 1872, Rex was founded in a city On Mardi Gras 2024, the slow-moving Zulu parade delayed Rex and the subsequent truck parades. Mason hopes additional barricades to control crowds along Jackson Avenue enable Zulu to roll more 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. On the day before Mardi Gras beginning in 1874, Rex, the King of Carnival, would arrive by boat at the riverfront and with great pomp. The King and his royal court would travel from the river to City Hall in grand carriages where the mayor and various city officials would present Rex with the keys to the city and grant him temporary rule of the city beginning at sunrise on Mardi Gras morning. The first ball was held in 1857 by the Mistick Krewe of Comus. Comus hosted the first parade, followed by Rex in 1872, which debuted the king of Mardi Gras. The Rex parade gave Mardi Gras the official colors of purple to represent justice, green to represent faith, and gold to represent power. The three colors were to represent the “king.” If Mardi Gras has a high, holy moment that was it. The Louisiana Weekly , a black-owned newspaper would one day recall the evening in a feature on Zulu history: Zulu helped create a significant milestone in New Orleans race relations in 1999, when the respective kings of the traditionally Black Zulu krewe and the traditionally white Rex krewe There will be plenty of parades in New Orleans leading up to Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday. on March 4. Krewe of Zulu: 8 a.m., Uptown New Orleans; Krewe of Rex: 10:30 a.m., Uptown New The tradition dates back to 1917, when Zulu created the arrival as a way to lampoon the long-standing tradition of the then-whites-only Krewe of Rex, which had traditionally capped off Carnival with the arrival via private yacht of King Rex at Canal Street the day before Mardi Gras. At the time, Zulu, which had been formed by working-class Members of the Zulu Tramps march down St. Charles Avenue for Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. After last year’s Mardi Gras, James Reiss III, a former Rex and co Learn more about Zulu's Lundi Gras Festival, the day before the parade. Rex. Rex rolls on Mardi Gras Day at 10:30 a.m. on the Uptown parade route. It is followed On the day before Mardi Gras beginning in 1874, Rex, the King of Carnival, would arrive by boat at the riverfront and with great pomp. The King and his royal court would travel from the river to City Hall in grand carriages where the mayor and various city officials would present Rex with the keys to the city and grant him temporary rule of the city beginning at sunrise on Mardi Gras morning. Zulu King Dr. Donald Ganier and Rex, King of Carnival, proclaims Mardi Gras a holiday during the Lundi Gras celebration on the river front in New Orleans, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010. | Associated Press Photo The King of the Krewe of Zulu parades despite the rain on Mardi Gras day on March 4, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Large crowds await the Rex Parade on Mardi Gras March 8, 2011, in News Drum majors from the Mississippi Valley State University marching band parade down Jackson Ave during the traditional Krewe of Zulu Parade on Mardi Gras Day in New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton) Members of the Zulu Tramps march down St. Charles Avenue for Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. After last year’s Mardi Gras, James Reiss III, a former Rex and co Q: What is the name of the Zulu king who symbolizes the Mardi Gras Zulu krewe? A: King Zulu. Q: Which famous entertainer was a member of the Mardi Gras krewe “The Krewe of Orpheus”? A: Harry Connick Jr. Q: Who was the first female to serve as the captain of a New Orleans Mardi Gras krewe? A: Missy E. L. O’Neal (The Krewe of Iris) The Krewe of Kings The Krewe of Kings (aka the Kings of Metry) is a Jefferson Parish Carnival Club, established in 2019. After a short hiatus due to Covid and the tragic passing of Co-Founder Mckinley “Mackie” J. Cantrell III, the krewe is returning to the Metairie parade route on Lundi Gras in 2025. The identity of Rex, the king of Mardi Gras, is kept secret until Lundi Gras (the day before Mardi Gras), and only those within certain social circles receive invitations to the lavish Rex Ball. Le Krewe d’État (Founded 1996) – A newer krewe that upholds the secrecy and satire of traditional Mardi Gras, d’État is known for its Members and friends of the Society of Saint Anne, parade through New Orleans neighborhoods on Mardi Gras, February 28, 2017. The Society was founded in 1969.
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