The B.C. Rain Spirits of Sounds Marching Band begins practice for Mardi Gras months before their first parade.

The events will focus on celebrating Cajun Mardi Gras culture, highlighting the distinctive Courir de Mardi Gras customs in ...

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During Harrison’s time as police chief, a drunken driver plowed into Mardi Gras parade-goers in 2017, injuring 28 people. New Orleans hosted multiple Super Bowls during Harrison’s career at ...

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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.

St. Louis, named after French royalty and once dubbed 'The Paris of the West,' celebrates Mardi Gras with grandeur, especially in the Soulard neighborhood, named after the city's founder, Antoine ...

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 ...

King’s Mardi Gras Parade rolls at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, and Biloxi’s 12th Night celebration will roll at 5 p.m. on Sunday. After the New Orleans attack that killed 14 people — including ...

The beloved pastry is a staple of Mardi Gras festivities and the Christian holiday of Epiphany. In the Christian tradition, the Feast of the Epiphany commemorates the visit of the Magi to the ...

according to the History Channel. Mardi Gras is traditionally celebrated on “Fat Tuesday,” the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent. In many areas, however, Mardi Gras has ...

Cape Town is preparing for one of its most anticipated events of the year—the Cape Town Pride Parade and Mardi Gras 2025—which promises to light up the city on Saturday, 1 March, Cape {town} Etc ...