Happy Mardi Gras to all the glue gun wielders and DIY costumers in New Orleans. Here are a few that caught our eye. The ...

Mardi Gras—just one of the festival’s many names—is marked by raucous parties and parades, revelers wearing elaborate costumes, and delicious foods. Some begin celebrating on the night ...

“Mardi Gras is all about having these moments ... Thousands of revelers sporting beads and outlandish costumes filled the streets as New Orleans prepared to celebrate just ahead of bad weather.

However, there is much more to Mardi Gras than booze, costumes and hedonism, and its traditions extend far beyond New Orleans. These Mardi Gras facts will enrich your understanding of the holiday ...

“While best known for parties, costumes and beads, Mardi Gras has religious origins in the Catholic calendar as well as in pre-Christian pagan celebrations,” HuffPost tells us ...

NEW ORLEANS — Happy Mardi Gras! Watch WWL Lousianas live Bourbon Street cam here. Parades have rolled, and revelers are now celebrating throughout the French Quarter. Experience the energy of ...

and Mardi Gras is the best thing for world peace. It really is. It really is. I mean this is the one day out of the year. Everyone comes together as one, costumes, whatever, it doesn't matter what ...

But while the costumes, music and beads often take center stage, the food of Mardi Gras is equally important—steeped in centuries of history and culture. This year Mardi Gras falls on Tuesday ...