The makeup carries grave significance for the group as Brian Sims, a former Zulu king, explains: "Back in the 1900s, the rules are, you have to mask. Every organization wears a mask during Mardi Gras.

Now, that was one odd Tuesday night. It was Mardi Gras, and college basketball certainly knew how to throw a parade of craziness. Such as . . . Auburn was 27-2 and No. 1 by general acclimation, a ...

New Orleans celebrates its first Mutant Appreciation Day in Uncanny X-Men #18, but something sinister may be brewing beneath the festival fun.

Mardi Gras has a reputation for making a lot of trash. Waste can add up to millions of pounds each year. But some Krewes are finding new ways to cut down on their environmental footprint. At the ...

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.

Mardi Gras Southeast Texas will return to Doggett Ford Park in 2026, pending approval from Jefferson County Commissioners. Author: Scott Eslinger (12NewsNow), Spencer Plato, Gabby Gaspard ...

If you think you know Mardi Gras, you don't . . . well, not unless you know that the first celebration in the United States happened in . . . Mobile, Alabama, not New Orleans.

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile’s newest Mardi Gras Krewe had its first parade Friday night. No. 5: They party and help the community. “We want to be a service organization and provide a lot of … ...

These nautical scallywags are ready to take to the downtown streets to bring some extra joy to Dothan's "happiest day of the year." ...

Last Mardi Gras, three men were arrested when they allegedly kidnapped and sexually assaulted a 19-year-old woman. Other crimes reported that day included vehicle thefts, assaults and the stabbing ...

Zulu Social Club Wear Controversial Blackface Makeup for Mardi Gras Because Black Men Once Weren't Allowed to Wear Masks "If we were allowed to wear masks like the White folks, we probably would ...