Remember what "Flambeaux" is? Or what someone means when they say "Boeuf Gras"? How would you explain what a doubloon is?

Here's what to know about the carnival season this year. Another name for the Mardi Gras season is "Carnival." The name may derive from the medieval Latin word, "carnelevarium," which means "to ...

It’s time to break out your beads and get in your last bites of king cake – Mardi Gras time is here ... No matter the name, it’s a day of revelry that includes parades, parties and ...

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 ...

Some associate it with Mardi Gras, others with a celebration known as Epiphany. King cake is eaten on January 6 in honor of Epiphany, or Twelfth Night, which historically marks the arrival of the ...