Krewe of Okeanos
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| Abbreviation | KoO |
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| Named after | Okeanos |
| Formation | 1949 |
| Type | Carnival Krewe |
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| Website | kreweofokeanos |
Krewe of Okeanos is a New Orleans Mardi Gras krewe.
Parade
History
The Krewe of Okeanos is a New Orleans Mardi Gras parading Krewe organized in 1949 by civic-minded business leaders who were eager to bring a Carnival parade to St. Claude Avenue, their neighborhood’s main street. The club is named for the Greek god of oceans and fertile valleys and is sponsored by the Sonaeko (Okeanos spelled backwards) Club. Okeanos presented its first ball and parade in 1950. The original parade route has changed, we now roll on the extended Uptown Route. In place of the traditional ball masque, the club presents an elegant Coronation Ball at which its King is presented, and his Queen is selected by random draw during the Ball..
Parade themes
- 2023 Festivals of the World
- 2022 Love Stories
- 2021 -- All Parades & Balls Cancelled Due to COVID-19 Pandemic --
- 2020 Okeanos Honors the Gods
- 2019 Okeanos Celebrates 70
- 2018 Travel With Okeanos
- 2017 Okeanos Salutes American Icons
- 2016 Okeanos puts on a Fright
- 2015 Okeanos Parades the Kings
- 2014 Okeanos Celebrates the Holidays
- 2013 Okeanos Getaways
- 2012 Gone by not Forgotten
- 2011 Children's Fantasies
- 2010 Will You Be Mine?
- 2009 Laissez les bon Temps Rouler
- 2008 Back to the Future
- 2007 Children's Stories
- 2006 And It's All Here
- 2005 Events From the Past
- 2004 Heroes and Villains
- 2003 Big Easy on the Move
- 2002 Okeanos Goes to the Theater
- 2001 Timeless Tales of Childhood
- 2000 Ladies, Gents, Children of All Ages
- 1999 Go For The Gold
- 1998 Adventures In Paradise
- 1997 Favorite Movies
- 1996 Bon Voyage
- 1995 Louisiana Celebrates
- 1994 New Orleans Music
- 1993 That’s What I Like About The South
- 1992 Naturally New Orleans
- 1991 Recollection of Okeanos' Past
- 1990 Magnificent Movies
- 1989 Remembering Places Of Interest
- 1988 A Tribute To The Gods
- 1987 A Tribute To The Arts
- 1986 Paging Through Pirate History
- 1985 Let Okeanos Entertain You
- 1984 Happy Times - Happy Tales
- 1983 People, Places, Things Remembered
- 1982 Exciting Events Of Childhood
- 1981 The Realm Of Fact And Fiction
- 1980 Okeanos' World Of Music
- 1979 Salute To Walt Disney
- 1978 Tell Me A Story
- 1977 Man's Culture And Customs
- 1976 Our American Heritage
- 1975 World’s Immortal Music
- 1974 Tales Of Enchantment
- 1973 New Orleans, This Is Your Life
- 1972 Great Conquerors Of History
- 1971 Famous Operas And Operettas
- 1970 Show Business
- 1969 Twice Told Tales
- 1968 World’s Great Wonders
- 1967 Songs Of Famous Rivers
- 1966 World’s Great Festivals
- 1965 Fairy Tales
- 1964 History Of Man
- 1963 Strike Up The Band
- 1962 Great Conquerors Of The Ages
- 1961 Thru The World’s Kaleidoscope
- 1960 The Golden Era Of Gods
- 1959 Literary Fantasies
- 1958 Great Literary Classics
- 1957 Festivals Of Pan-American Countries
- 1956 Evil Men Of History
- 1955 Famous Broadway Musicals
- 1954 The Wonders Of Oz
- 1953 Arabian Nights
- 1952 Famous Lovers In Operas
- 1951 The Land of Enchantment
- 1950 Tales From Mother Goose
Trinkets, collectables, doubloons, and beads tossed by hand from riders of the floats are throws. Collectible throws from Krewe of Okeanos include custom cups, 10-gauge multi-colored doubloons, frisbees, crawfish trays, sand pails, glass beads, and cufflinks.[1]
Royal court
During the krewe's annual Coronation Ball, the parade’s King is introduced to the membership and his Queen is determined by kismet from the Court’s Maids.
References
- ^ Harrison, Alice (February 24, 2017). "Krewe of Okeanos throws: crawfish trays and cufflinks". NOLA.com The Times-Picayune.
- ^ Hardy, Arthur (2014). Mardi Gras in New Orleans : an illustrated history (Fifth ed.). Mandeville, LA. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-930892-44-9.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Gill, James (1997). Lords of misrule : Mardi Gras and the politics of race in New Orleans. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi. p. 231. ISBN 978-08-78059-16-4.