The Junior Board of Rock Island's 69th annual Mardi Gras charity ball, `Central Park Serenade,' will be held Feb. 2 at the i wireless Center, Moline. Crown bearers for the event are Brenna Hogan ...

H-E-B has several kinds of king cakes for your Mardi Gras celebrations. Flavors include cream cheese, cinnamon, praline pecan, strawberry, apple and pineapple cream cheese all for $9.34.

It Had a Couple of Rough Pandemic Years NOLA.com reported that in 2020, New Orleans’ Mardi Gras proceeded as always, underestimating the reality of the then-new pandemic and its repercussions.

Once again, fate determined who would serve as queen of the Krewe of Okeanos. In a backdrop of regal splendor on the 76th anniversary, Miss Claire Schully Deroche, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl A ...

MOBILE, Ala (WKRG) — The Joy of Life Mardi Gras ball benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will take place on Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Daphne Civic Center. Queen Brooklyn Jarrell j… ...

Mardi Gras, which is also known as 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 ...

But Mardi Gras is an entire season, often called Carnival. It begins 12 days after Christmas on Jan. 6 and lasts until Fat Tuesday, or the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday.

The "Galette des Rois," or king cake, came too, becoming a symbol of New Orleans' brand of Mardi Gras. The first recorded Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans is believed to have held in 1837.

Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, falls on the day before Ash Wednesday each year, which begins the Lenten season. In 2025, Mardi Gras is on March 4.

Parades on Mardi Gras day have been canceled in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, and altered in New Orleans due to the dangers posed by extreme winds that could reach 60 mph in the area on Fat Tuesday ...

Mardi Gras trees are exactly what you think they are: A Christmas tree decked out with Mardi Gras decorations. The exact history of the origin of Mardi Gras trees is a little fuzzy.

Mardi Gras, which is also known as 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 ...