Mardi Gras trees are exactly what you think they are: 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 ...

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 ...

“The Burning of the Greens is really an English custom where the live greenery used in the decoration of the church for Christmas is ... the royalty from local Mardi Gras krewes.

Many of us in Mississippi agree the Christmas decorations come out and the tree ... which is a time of celebration until Mardi Gras, which will be March 4 in 2025. But even Jan. 6 may be too ...

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 ...