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Experience the magic of New Orleans at night. From jazz bars to spooky cemeteries, explore the city's charm after dark.
Marchers with the League of Women Voters of Harvard held signs with a variety of messages: “Health Care is a Human Right” and “Education is a Human Right,” for example. The sign on the front of the ...
In the annals of European travel, few summer holidays have been so artistically productive as the trip taken by the aspiring ...
Mardi Gras, French for Fat Tuesday, is a festival of indulgence before Lent, when many Christians begin abstaining from certain pleasures.
Despite the shortening of parades, plenty of new and traditional Mardi Gras social events will still take place around the city rain or shine.
Unknown Black Mardi Gras Facts They’ll Never Teach You in School The annual celebration has greater ties to Black history and culture than what meets the eye.
Mardi Gras didn't get its start in New Orleans. It began years earlier in Mobile, Alabama.
RED RIVER, N.M. (KRQE) – Mardi Gras celebrations kicked off a little early here in the Land of Enchantment as Red River hosted its annual Mardi Gras in the Mountains. Saturday afternoon, visit… ...
Since 2009, the Krewe of Red Beans marching group has paraded on the Monday before Mardi Gras in celebration of New Orleans staple red beans and rice. The participants create costumes decorated ...
From high-energy parades to colorful beads and masks, there are dozens of traditions involved in Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday. The holiday which is less than a week away, is just ahead of ...
On Tuesday, March 4, the nonprofit Historic Athens will host its seventh annual Mardi Gras celebration at the 40 Watt Club, bringing the event back to the venue for the ...
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - We’re in the kitchen with SOWELA’s Culinary Arts Program this morning to give you a recipe you might want to try out for Mardi Gras! Chef Roy Angelle and Marcus Hampton ...