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Mobile Real-Time News; Mardi Gras tradition: Folly passes by, swinging painted pig and cow bladders. Published: ; Feb. 05, 2018, 1:39 p.m. Be a part of the historic celebration that has been in Mobile since 1703. Mardi Gras celebrations begin two and a half weeks before Fat Tuesday and the Port City comes to life. Elaborate themed floats manned by masked mystic societies, mounted police and marching bands wind through downtown Mobile and surrounding areas, entertaining nearly a million revelers Order of Myths, 2007: Folly chasing Death Folly: Order of Myths 2007. The Order of Myths, (OOMs) founded in 1867, [1] is the second oldest mystic society to celebrate Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama, after the Striker's Independent Society. It is the oldest continuously parading mystic society in Mobile. Mobile Carnival poster from 1900. Floats lining up for an Order of Inca parade in 2007. Mardi Gras is the annual Carnival celebration in Mobile, Alabama.It is the oldest official Carnival celebration in the United States, started by Frenchman Nicholas Langlois in 1703 when Mobile was the capital of Louisiana. Mardi Gras McCall Library The Order of Myths mystic society of Mobile, Alabama, is the city's oldest -- and one of the oldest in the United States. Its theme is Folly chasing Death. The broken column may have been meant as a symbol for the fallen Confederacy. Others claim it is a broken pillar of life. Using the bladder to strike his opponent, Folly chases Death, and always concludes the Left Edmund deCelle’s “Folly Chasing Death.” image courtesy the History Museum of Mobile, from the Collection of the Order of Myths. Carnival, with Mardi Gras at its height, is an economic engine, a jolly good time and, most importantly, a family affair. Carnival, American Style: Mardi Gras at Mobile and New Orleans. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1990. "Mardi Gras in Mobile: Excerpts from the 1908 Diary of Young Visitor, Senta Jones." Gulf Coast Historical Review 11 (Spring 1996): 69-76. Mardi Gras Vertical Files, Mobile Public Library Local History and Genealogy Section, Mobile, Alabama. My experience with Mobile’s Mardi Gras is somewhat limited: In 2023, the first year I was in Alabama for Mardi Gras, I came down with COVID-19 and had to miss several days of celebration. Last Mobile, Alabama is the mother of mystics, the original birthplace of Mardi Gras as we know it! Each year, the city and its surrounding communities come together for weeks of parades, masked balls, MoonPies and merry-making leading up to Fat Tuesday, a season that is collectively known as Mardi Gras. Mobile Mardi Gras Parades. Over 40 Mardi Gras parades travel through Downtown Mobile each year. These parades are family friendly and so much fun! Mobile Mardi Gras Parades run on one of eight different routes through the city. Make sure to check Visit Mobile's website for the current schedule and parade routes. Each parade is unique and fun! Queen of the 78th Presentation of the Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association “This year is extra special because King Elexis, Alan Lang, and I have a common thread. Our grandfathers (who both passed away last year) were best friends. our grandmothers were overjoyed to learn we would be monarchs together. The Order of Myths, Mobile's first and oldest Mardi Gras society, Mardi Gras, Mobile, Alabama Names Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer Knowing how to throw a party is the essence of Mardi Gras in Mobile, which, don’t forget, is the original home of Mardi Gras in the United States, long before New Orleans was even a city. It didn’t smell bad at all, and actually on this day, only smelled like fresh paint. The Order of Myths parade brought an end to Mardi Gras festivities in Mobile, clearing the way for the season of Lent. Folly, Death make the rounds in Mobile. Published: Mar. 06, 2019, 9:38 a Steve Joynt shares information on Chief Slac, Folly chasing Death and animal bladders. He shared information about some of the most popular icons of Mardi Gras in Mobile that newcomers, and View and download the 2025 Mobile Mardi Gras parade schedule, complete with dates, times and routes for all Mobile & Baldwin County parades. A century later, in 1994, George Widney writes in the Press-Register that Mardi Gras “rests upon the shoulders of artists and artisans who create the themes, floats, costumes, scenery and related folderol of Mardi Gras parades and balls.” The Order of Myths, Mobile’s oldest Mardi Gras mystic society, founded in 1867, takes Folly chasing Death as its symbol. Folly is always depicted as a court jester who chases his skeletal foe Like traditional Mardi Gras festivities, FollyGras takes place each year during the month of February. And, really, can you think of a better way to break up the cold weather monotony of winter and get excited about the coming of spring than joining fellow revelers filling up Center Street? This year, KOR will rolled on Mardi Gras Day, of course, March 4, at 12:30 p.m. The theme will be The Gold Standard. The parade will include 14 floats, designed by Mark Calametti and built by Ben Kaiser's Mirth Artists, plus three floats rented from the Crewe of Columbus. Costumes are by D&D Creations of New Orleans.
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