These Mardi Gras facts will enrich your understanding of the holiday and its history, allowing you to enjoy Fat Tuesday on an ...

Read on for our sampling of Mardi Gras' unique history, trivia, and much more. Mardi Gras in America traces its roots back to medieval Europe. According to MardiGrasNewOrleans.com, it eventually m ...

But what is the history of Mardi Gras? We're here to help answer that question with fun facts about Fat Tuesday and all that comes before it in carnival season and after it in Lent. With your ...

Several local artists tell WWL Louisiana the person in charge of the new Mystic Kings Krewe still owes them money from work ...

here's everything you need to know about the unique history and culture of Mardi Gras. Carnival kicks off after Christmas on January 6 (otherwise known as Twelfth Night) and continues until Fat ...

Whatever your motivation, here's everything you need to know about Mardi Gras to be conversant in the holiday's history. According to historians, festivities resembling Mardi Gras go back ...

The holiday is typically all about fun and community, but under it all lies a deeper connection to Black American history. So we’re schooling everyone on the true Black excellence of Mardi Gras.

But while the costumes, music and beads often take center stage, the food of Mardi Gras is equally important—steeped in centuries of history and culture. This year Mardi Gras falls on Tuesday ...

Mardi Gras, to me, means what many people know it as, it's the biggest free show on earth that largely represents the culture and traditions of the city of New Orleans. History of Black Mardi Gras ...

From high-energy parades to colorful beads and masks, there are dozens of traditions involved in Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday. The holiday which is less than a week away, is just ahead of ...

Another name for the Mardi Gras season is "Carnival." The name may derive from the medieval Latin word, "carnelevarium," which means "to take away or remove meat," according to the History Channel.

Whatever your motivation, here’s everything you need to know about Mardi Gras to be conversant in the holiday’s history. According to historians, festivities resembling Mardi Gras go back ...