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Drink Wine Day ! Krewe of Bacchus

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National Drink Wine Day ! Bacchus

Today I am celebrating Mardi Gras : with fun parade hi lights ,recipe and fun.

Bacchus was the Roman god of agriculture, wine and fertility, equivalent to the Greek god Dionysus. Dionysius was said to be the last god to join the twelve Olympians. Supposedly, Hestia gave up her seat for him.

History of Bacchus parade :

The Krewe of Bacchus parade was founded in 1968 by a handful of New Orleans business leaders whose dream was to revitalize Carnival. However, the seeds of the Krewe of Bacchus were actually sown two decades before the present carnival organization was founded.

Parade rolls Sunday @ Feb 23rd -Uptown 5;15 pm

The original Krewe of Bacchus was the brainchild of Owen Edward Brennan, Sr., a true visionary.  Brennan, owner of the Absinthe House, a famous bar on Bourbon Street, and later founder of Brennan’s Restaurant on Royal Street, was also the father of the first Captain of The Krewe of Bacchus, Owen “Pip” Brennan, Jr.Now, with more than 1,500 members and 33 animated super-floats, the Krewe of Bacchus is revered as one of the most spectacular Krewes in Carnival history.

Brennan”s Banana Forester

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