Before Lent begins, Louisiana’s Catholic communities celebrate Mardi Gras the old-fashioned way — with prayer, music and a ...

Learn about the history of some of the most popular Mardi Gras traditions so you can celebrate in New Orleans the right way!

The program gives back to the community in many ways, including financially. Innovative program puts Mardi Gras beads to good ...

Despite what you might have heard, Mardi Gras didn't get its start in New Orleans. Mardi Gras actually began in Mobile, ...

Snowmass Village is bringing back its beloved Mardi Gras celebration for the 43rd year, filling Fat Tuesday with music, revelry, and plenty of beads on March 4.

From high-energy parades to colorful beads and masks, there are dozens of traditions involved in Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday. The holiday which is less than a week away, is just ahead of the ...

From high-energy parades to colorful beads and masks, there are dozens of traditions involved in Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday. The holiday which is less than a week away, is just ahead of ...

Of all the gifts thrown at the New Orleans parades, one of the newest and most unusual is a collection of South Asian family ...

Strain says that the 3D-printed beads are a little different from traditional Mardi Gras beads with shiny coatings on them. "The issues with those coatings is 90% of the time they're from heavy ...

The Krewe of Rex are known as the "King of Carnival" because so many of the Mardi Gras traditions started with them – including the tradition of throwing beads – so their use of sustainable ...

The tradition began more than 20 years ago when New Orleans native Clifton Lively, who was then the school's campus manager, suggested finding some way to celebrate Mardi Gras.