Mardi Gras, also known as "Fat Tuesday," is one of the most vibrant and cherished celebrations in the world. This annu ...

It was like a New Orleans Mardi ... Italy, where an annual festival involving divers is held on his feast day, Dec. 6th. His relics were preserved at Myra until it was overrun by the Muslims ...

Carnivals in Italy, known as "Carnevale," are celebrated in numerous ... it features parades with illuminated figures and lively music. Mardi Gras evening closes the celebration with awards and ...

If you know of any events not on this list, please send them to [email protected]. Sunday, Feb. 2 – Bayou Mardi Gras Parade – New Iberia, 2 p.m. Family-styled Mardi Gras celebration on the banks ...

Around the Gulf Coast, there’s also a pretty good reason to keep it up: Mardi Gras. Given the close proximity to Christmas and the start of the Mardi Gras season, Mardi Gras trees are another ...

Mardi Gras, also known as Carnival, is a deeply interesting celebration that contrasts excessive eating and drinking starting in January with 40 days of fasting and penance starting on Ash ...

Mardi Gras in Louisiana is a beloved holiday, and its also a notorious cultural tradition. Louisiana celebrates Mardi Gras due to the French-Catholic settlers who inhabited Louisiana during the ...

Instead, in the wake of the deadly Bourbon Street attack on New Year's Day, the ceremonial event at Mardi Gras World began with Mayor LaToya Cantrell giving an impassioned speech that was both ...

Mardi Gras is not the time to go for neutrals. This time of year in Louisiana calls for standing out — whether in yelling, leaping and lunging for the best throws at the parade, or in finding ...

On Monday morning, Lafayette Parish Mayor-President Monique Blanco Boulet, along with the Greater Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras Association, proudly raised the Mardi Gras flag at Lafayette ...

MIGRATING WHALES. WELL, TODAY ALSO MARKS THE KICKOFF OF MARDI GRAS SEASON. IT’S KNOWN AS KINGS DAY. SO MUCH FUN. AND THE COMMUNITY IN KCRA 3’S MIKE TESELLE IS LIVE INSIDE THE OAK PARK BREWERY ...