Mardi Gras is an entire season, also called Carnival. It begins 12 days after Christmas on Jan. 6 and ... Today, modern New Orleans-style king cakes are shaped like rings and covered in purple ...

Is there room for a new Mardi Gras parade that rolls a day before the start of the traditional Carnival season? The leaders of the Mystic Kings Krewe, that celebrates the arrival of the three Magi in ...