Aside from parties and politicking, each year's Washington Mardi Gras has a mission. Here's what this year's event is trying ...

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

Mardi Gras, also known as "Fat Tuesday," is one of the most vibrant and cherished celebrations in the world. This annu ...

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 ...

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 ...

around two months ahead of the annual Mardi Gras Day. The French holiday maintains a presence in the U.S. with Americans holding parades, eating king cakes and crafting beads with the green ...

Do whatever you want to with it." Wilcox said throws from parade revelers to paradegoers will range from beads to handcrafted ...

Louis, named after French royalty and once dubbed 'The Paris of the West,' celebrates Mardi Gras with grandeur ... and the Supplement Superstores Run For Your Beads 5K on February 22, coinciding with ...

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 ...

But the barriers proved problematic under the rigors of Bourbon Street - and often inoperable because the tracks became jammed with litter including Mardi Gras bead necklaces. In addition ...

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 ...