Mardi Gras Mambo Day 8: Krewe of Bacchus

The Krewe of Bacchus parade was founded in 1968 by several New Orleans business leaders whose dream was to revitalize Carnival.

Owen Edward Brennan, Sr., a New Orleans restaurant owner, realized that tourists in town for Mardi Gras, who were not part of Mew Orleans' society circles, were largely prohibited from taking part in Carnival balls. In the late 1940's, Brennan spent an enormous amount of money to appease his clientele an created the Krewe of Bacchus, open to both locals and tourists.

For several years, Carnival in New Orleans had been losing its luster. In 1968, Owen "Pip" Brennan, Jr., son of the late Brennan, held a meeting at Brennan's Restaurant to address this problem. The solution was to revitalize the Krewe of Bacchus by staging a parade where the floats were bigger and more spectacular than anything seen in New Orleans before. They decided to also add a celebrity king to lead the parade, breaking ranks with 113 years of Carnival tradition.
The Krewe of Bacchus has become a Super Krewe with more than 1,350 members and 33 animated super-floats. This year's theme is "Creatures of the Imagination" and King Bacchus is Val Kilmer.

Bacchus, in Greek mythology, was the god of wine and vegetation. He showed mortals how to cultivate grapevines and make wine. So to show our love of wine and Bacchus, the folks over at d'Pholk designs has offered to sponsor this giveaway.

They are generously offering one lucky reader a Wine Bottle Serving Tray.

Their eco friendly serving trays are made from recycled wine bottles. They carefully clean each bottle and remove the label before placing them into a kiln. Once flattened, each tray is individually decorated and comes with its own cheese knife which is tied on with raffia. Perfect for use in your home or as a gift.

This tray is made using a green glass wine bottle and is decorated with a lovely round focal bead. It comes with a white cork cheese spreader. They follow strict fusing and slumping techniques to give you an original, one of a kind functional and decorative art.

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