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The Knights of Momus is the grandest and oldest Krewe supporting the social and civic efforts of Galveston’s historic Mardi Gras. In 1867, just two years after the War Between the States, the citizens of Galveston proclaimed the Island’s first Mardi Gras celebration.
The Knights of Momus is the grandest and oldest Krewe supporting the social and civic efforts of Galveston’s historic Mardi Gras. In 1867, just two years after the War Between the States, the citizens of Galveston proclaimed the Island’s first Mardi Gras celebration.
Knights of Momus, Galveston, Texas. 954 likes · 622 were here. The Knights of Momus is the grandest and oldest Krewe supporting the social and civic efforts of Galveston’s historic Mardi Gras.
The Knights of Momus (KoM) was founded in 1872 and was the second-oldest parading Old Line Krewe in New Orleans Carnival after the Mistick Krewe of Comus and is the third oldest krewe to continuously present a tableau ball, after the Twelfth Night Revelers in 1870.
The krewe is named after Momus, the god of merriment. The Knights of Momus will present the most spectacular of all Galveston Mardi Gras parades, The Momus Grand Nights Parade. This illuminated parade will feature colossal floats, dozens of marching bands, the Philadelphia Mummers and thousands of coveted beads and doubloons.
The Knights of Momus is the grandest and oldest Krewe supporting the social and civic efforts of Galveston's historic Mardi Gras, the traditional carnival of feasting and merrymaking that precedes the solemn season of Lent.
18 lut 2023 · During Mardi Gras Galveston, The Knights of Momus Grand Night Parade starts on the seawall on Saturday, February 18 @ 6:30pm. Crowds grow large as Galveston’s oldest Krewe parades from the seawall down 25th Street and around the Downtown Entertainment District.
