 Cowbellion de Rakin Invitation for December 1882 | |
| Abbreviation | CdR |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1830 |
| Type | Mystic Society |
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The Cowbellion de Rakin Society was the first formally organized and masked mystic society in the United States to celebrate with a pedestrian parade in 1830. [1]
The Cowbellions got their start when a young merchant and cotton factor from Pennsylvania, Michael Krafft, began a parade with rakes, hoes, and cowbells. [2] The Cowbellions introduced horse-drawn floats to the parades in 1840 with a parade entitled, "Heathen Gods and Goddesses. [3] [4]
1837 account of the Cowbellion celebrations of Christmas and New Year.
