residents in New Orleans and other parts of the Gulf South start hanging Mardi Gras beads and ordering their favorite king cakes. As the name suggests, Twelfth Night always comes twelve days after ...

New Orleans residents and visitors will be able to don purple, green and gold for a little longer during the 2025 Mardi Gras season, which will last over twice as long as last year's celebrations.

The first parade of Mardi Gras, honoring Joan of Arc ... Carnival begins on Twelfth Night after Christmas, which some claim was the teenage heroine's birthday. Antoinette de Alteriis, one of ...

BOSSIER CITY, La. - The 12th Night is the beginning of the Mardi Gras season. It's one of the only nights of the year that you can catch all the Mardi Gras krewes celebrating the carnival season ...