Masons & Mardi Gras: The Secret Origins of The Mystic Krewes

by Ann Pond

Masons and Mardi Gras reveals how the mysterious rituals and symbols of the Freemasons transformed Mardi Gras into an American festival. The first secretive parading fraternity in America was formed in Mobile, Alabama with parades on New Year's Eve. In New Orleans the Krewe of Comus took from Mobile the combination of the ritual-oriented fraternity with the ""mystic"" parade and they presented it on Fat Tuesday, or "Mardi Gras." The parades of New...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1329461622
• ISBN13: 9781329461628
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"