Between masks ... up to Mardi Gras, the folks riding along on the floats toss beads, trinkets and other novelties down toward the crowds below. While the men — and, in recent years, women ...

Mardi Gras is bursting with vibrant traditions, and few are as iconic as attending parades, indulging in delicious and ...

(Preeti Verma Lal) Lost in the purple-green-yellow-wearing ... of Mardi Gras & see a few ‘throw’ artefacts.(Preeti Verma Lal) In New Orleans, greasing isn’t dreary. Three women in barely ...

[1.] Some places have recently enacted restrictions on wearing masks in public. They generally stem from three related rationales: People's wearing masks makes it harder for the police to identify ...

A New Orleans city ordinance prohibits the wearing of masks on any other day, and on Mardi Gras masks must be removed by 6:00 p.m. Floats notoriously give out "throws," which are exactly what they ...

with carriers wearing robes and dancing and performing tricks with their torches. Along with the trademark colors of Mardi Gras parade floats, elaborate masks are a signature part of the holiday fun.

And gold is for power. Besides the famous beads, Mardi Gras—February 13 this year—is best known for the colorful masks that revelers wear. Mask-wearing dates back to the earliest carnivals in ...

While traditional Mardi Gras festivities like wearing decorative masks or marching in parades are well known, the origins of the popular cultural celebration are not as widespread. Before sharing ...

Dust off the glue gun and bust out the sequins. Mardi Gras has returned to New Orleans this year. And that means the city’s costumers can finally emerge from the mothballs to revel and sparkle ...