Ayu Bakehouse in the Marigny sells their king cake with a golden bean instead of a baby. The bakery, which opened in 2022, ...

Do you know the history of Twelfth Night? Here's how it came to be known as the start of the Carnival season in New Orleans.

Parades are set to commence Monday less than a week after a deadly truck attack killed 14 people and injured dozens in what ...

Mardi Gras in New Orleans is called "The Greatest Free Show on Earth." Here's what to know about its popular symbol: the ...

According to Campbell, the Mardi Gras tree concept got started when someone removed all of their Christmas tree ornaments but kept the artificial tree up. The reason is a mystery. After returning home ...

Here’s what to know about Mardi Gras trees. The exact history of the origin of Mardi Gras trees is a little fuzzy. Jeff Campbell, co-director of the Plano Conservancy for Historic Preservation ...

Mobile's place in Mardis Gras history was solidified when a cotton broker named Michael Krafft unwittingly created the first mystic society and led the first Mardi Gras parade.

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, co-director of the Plano Conservancy for Historic ...

As the sun set Sunday night, the 2025 Mardi Gras season officially began. Twelfth Night represents the 12 days after ...

But at one point in its long history, Mobile’s Mardi Gras was held on New Year’s Eve – and that’s when parades and mystic societies began. The site of Old Mobile was then part of French ...

Twelfth Night celebrations reached their height during medieval times, according to a 2021 article form History.com ... Carnival season until Mardi Gras Day, which lands on March 4 in 2025.