Mobile isn’t the only place to celebrate Mardi Gras in Alabama. Gulf Shores, one hour south by car, has some of the USA’s prettiest white-sand beaches and this year hosts the 46th Annual Mardi Gras ...
While the residents of southeast Louisiana have been celebrating the snow, Carnival is celebrated in the nation’s capitol.
Remember what "Flambeaux" is? Or what someone means when they say "Boeuf Gras"? How would you explain what a doubloon is?
Twelfth Night has passed, king cake sales and consumption are skyrocketing, and thoughts have turned to upcoming Mardi Gras ...
Behind the magic of every Twelfth Night promenade, chicken run and Mardi Gras parade is at least a year’s worth of planning ...
Louisiana might be the only state in the country to get excited when Christmas is over. But who wouldn’t be when Mardi Gras ...
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 ...
For those who celebrate the Epiphany — the celebration of the Twelfth Night after Christmas ... King cake is also a staple during the Mardi Gras season, which begins Jan. 6 and ends the ...
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 ...
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The 2025 Carnival season in New Orleans began taking shape against a somber backdrop Monday (Jan. 6), ...
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The Phunny Phorty Phellows took their annual Twelfth Night streetcar ride ... federal help ahead of Super Bowl, Mardi Gras 2025 “We are known as the heralds of Carnival.