Wall painting of the OLympian gods by Giulio Romano at the Palazzo del Te in Mantua. Public Domain. As we count down the top five crazy Greek gods, many will wish to know who the absolute craziest is.

Since 1984, a kitschy plaster bust of the King had sat in the window of 54 Great Jones. A few years ago, bandits made off with it. The tussle over its return stirred up an old New York question ...

During Mardi Gras Masterminds - The Story of Kern Studios, you will learn how one famous float builder got his start at Kern Studios in the 1940s, and how together the family created Carnival as ...

Tuesday is Mardi Gras, also known by its English translation Fat Tuesday. It's the festival that happens before the start of Lent, the 40-day period observed by certain Christian denominations ...

For instance, Beaumont’s annual Mardi Gras Southeast Texas festival, which ran from Feb. 28 to March 2, draws thousands of visitors each year. Texas is also home to the nation’s third-largest ...

Mardi Gras Started in Mobile, Ala. Photo: Getty Images Carol M. Highsmith. Although Louisiana typically takes all the Mardi Gras shine, the celebration was originally born in good ol’ Alabama.

“We are giant evangelists — there's nothing like Mardi Gras,” said Chloe Ray, 33, who had a large cardboard cutout of a gingham tablecloth around her neck, part of a group crawfish boil costume.

There will be plenty of parades in New Orleans leading up to Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday. on March 4. Here's what you need to know.

Get in the carnival spirit with live music, beads, Mardi Gras mask craft station, face painting, creole cajun food, King Cake and of course – craft beer! Daytime Mardi Gras Party at Scrap Exchange ...

CHICAGO — Chicagoans don’t have to travel far to get a taste of New Orleans Mardi Gras celebrations. For Mardi Gras — French for “Fat Tuesday,” marking the day before Lent — bars, restaurants and ...

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 ...