Mardi Gras Day is more popularly known as Fat Tuesday and that falls on March 4, 2025. In between those three months will be parties, parades and other celebrations of various shapes and sizes ...

She shares some favorite celebrations, all culminating with Mardi Gras, held this year on Feb. 9, with Larry Bleiberg for USA TODAY. ... Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Binche, Belgium.

Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The Navarre Krewe of Jesters will be hosting their annual Krewe Mardi Gras Ball celebration and it’s open to the public.

Mardi Gras, French for "Fat Tuesday," is a vibrant and festive celebration that marks the culmination of Carnival season. Rooted in religious traditions and celebrated around the world, Mardi Gras ...

Whether Mardi Gras krewes call them a tableau, ball, bash, ... Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. - Krewe of Cleopatra, was Jan. 16 at the Evergreen Lions Club.

When New Orleans embraced Mardi Gras parading in 1856, floats and costumed were borrowed from Mobile that first year. That would seem to make it a clear case that Mobile started Mardi Gras, at ...

While many bakers love making these three classic types of cake, others across the South are putting their own spin on the traditional treat.

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.

Since 1968, when CODOFIL was created to preserve our French culture in Louisiana, many, including your authors, have worked hard to prevent the erosion of our unique Francophone traditions.

Volstead's is hosting a free, 21+ Mardi Gras themed drag brunch on March 2 on the Hotel Vegas & Volstead Patio starting at 1 p.m. Hosted by May Magdalene, Mars and Veronica Valentine, with special ...

Warm up with a cup of chili or a march along the Detroit River in a Mardi Gras parade this weekend as winter celebrations continue across the region. ... Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

It's not just the food in New Orleans that's delicious. It's also the language. If you want to speak like a native during Mardi Gras, here's a short glossary that will help you talk the talk ...