Along with beads, masks are an integral part of any Mardi Gras celebration ... While the Mardi Gras parades are open to the public, most of the fancy balls thrown by the krewes are much more ...

But the Mardi Gras we know – filled with extravagant costumes, large parades and colorful masks – is not how the ... masked balls and fancy dinners during the holiday. However, under Spanish ...

Known for its spectacular parades, floats, marching bands, throws, and King cake, Mardi Gras is the biggest celebration in New Orleans. The first recorded Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans took ...

Way before COVID and its related mask requirements, New Orleans was all about masks for Mardi Gras. Anyone riding a float is required — by law — to wear a mask, which has yielded decorative ...

masked balls and fancy dinners during the holiday. However, under Spanish control of New Orleans, bans preventing large observances were placed on Mardi Gras. This remained until Louisiana became ...

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 ...

More processions will continue every day through Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday ... known celebrations in the U.S. include street parties, fancy balls and boisterous parades. Some of the parades ...

While Pensacola’s Mardi Gras celebrations date back to 1874 ... Buildings were dressed in tri-colored cloths, masks covered the faces of revelers who frolicked the streets.

Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is a day of indulgence that marks the end of Carnival. It's immediately followed by Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Lent is a 40-day season of fasting ...