Krewe of Endymion

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The Krewe of Endymion is one of only three Super Krewes, and is the largest and most spectacular of the 80 or so parades participating in New Orleans Mardi Gras. It was founded in 1966 and named after Endymion {en-dim'-ee-uhn}, [1] from Greek mythology.

It has a tradition of being generous with its throws, tossing millions of beads, cups, doubloons and trinkets during its annual parade, held the Saturday before Fat Tuesday. The parade is immediately followed with a spectacular party called the 'Endymion Extravaganza', which rivals anything that Las Vegas can offer. It was held from 1974 to 1980 at the now demolished Rivergate Convention Center . Since 1981 it has been held in the Louisiana Superdome except in 2006 when it was held at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center due to the Superdome being damaged from Hurricane Katrina. In recent years, the krewe has had over 2200 members and 12,000-14,000 guests at its Extravaganza.

Endymion has a rich tradition of celebrity Grand Marshals:

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  1. ^ The mythological name "Endymion" is commonly pronounced "en-dim'-ee-uhn" in English, although some names have a different pronunciation in ancient Greek; see "Encyclopedia Mythica: Pronunciation guide" webpage: Pantheon-pronun.

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Parades at the Mardi Gras in New Orleans
Old Line Krewes

Mistick Krewe of Comus | Knights of Momus | The School of Design (Rex Organization) | Krewe of Proteus
Super Krewes

Krewe of Endymion | Krewe of Bacchus | Krewe of Orpheus
Parading Krewes

Krewe du Vieux | Krewe of Hermes | Le Krewe d'Etat | Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club | Knights of Chaos | Krewe of Tucks | Krewe of OAK | Krewe of Muses | KOE (Krewe of Elvis) | Phorty Phunny Phellows
Non-Parading Krewes

Twelth Night Revelers | Elves of Oberon | Krewe of Athenians | Caliphs of Cairo | Krewe of Nereus | High Priests of Mithras | Prophets of Persia
Walking Clubs
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