This year’s “secret” Mardi Gras coins being handed out by parade performers feature a nod the event’s 30th Anniversary. Each ...

Check out our sampling of Mardi Gras history, trivia, and so much more. Skip to main content. Boydton, VA. Boydton ... Crowds would thank these light bearers by tossing coins (today, dollars).

Mardi Gras was observed for the first time in the New World by French pioneers at Twenty-Seven Mile Bluff, the first settlement of Mobile way back in 1703. And it only grew from there.

Mardi Gras was observed for the first time in the New World by French pioneers at Twenty-Seven Mile Bluff, the first settlement of Mobile way back in 1703. And it only grew from there.

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 ...

If Mardi Gras season is the biggest party of the year, then Fat Tuesday is the ultimate final bash before the solemn Lenten season. Houston Chronicle Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo Skip to main content ...