Visit Disney’s Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter this holiday season for Christmas decorations infused with the spirit of Mardi Gras. Port Orleans – French Quarter Christmas Decorations ...

Mardi Gras trees are exactly what you think they are: A Christmas tree decked out with Mardi Gras decorations. The exact history of the origin of Mardi Gras trees is a little fuzzy. Jeff Campbell ...

Each year on Jan. 6, as other Americans are taking down their Christmas decorations, residents in New Orleans and other parts of the Gulf South start hanging Mardi Gras beads and ordering their ...

“The Burning of the Greens is really an English custom where the live greenery used in the decoration of the church for Christmas is ... the royalty from local Mardi Gras krewes.

As with all things Mardi Gras, 12th Night has religious roots but has ramified into popular culture in various ways: Some believe it’s bad luck to leave Christmas decorations up after the day ...

People who prefer putting up a fake Christmas tree are a little more lax when they take down their trees. Around the Gulf Coast, there’s also a pretty good reason to keep it up: Mardi Gras.