Mardi Gras comes to a close on Tuesday night ... organize parades and distribute beads featuring characters such as kings and witch doctors. Krewes also host masquerade balls, which include ...

Mardi Gras comes to a close on Tuesday night ... organize parades and distribute beads featuring characters such as kings and witch doctors. Krewes also host masquerade balls, which include ...

The streets of New Orleans will soon come alive with energy as colorful costumed characters and lively ... celebrations in the United States, Mardi Gras is quickly approaching.

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Get your beads and King Cakes out! Mardi Gras is officially upon us! The annual celebration is one of the most iconic cultural events in the United States, known for exuberant parades, festive ...

"I have to look at the safety first," the parish president said. Parades on Mardi Gras day have been canceled in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, and altered in New Orleans due to the dangers posed by ...

The 11th captain and his many-hued lieutenants escorted the music-filled mystic krewe into another magical Lundi Gras night ... pages and characters from the tableau. The captain then escorted ...

Traditionally, Lundi Gras had been a quieter day leading up to the grand celebrations of Mardi Gras ... and an opportunity to meet the characters of Zulu. A small plane dragged a large sign ...

Mardi Gras is an entire season, also called Carnival. It begins 12 days after Christmas on Jan. 6 and lasts until Fat Tuesday — the day we see festivals, feasts and people enjoying sugar ...

NEW ORLEANS — The Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club takes to the streets on Mardi Gras Day, showcasing more than 100 years of Carnival tradition. "On behalf of the Zulu Associated Blessing Club ...