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If you’ve ever watched or taken part in a Mardi Gras celebration, you’ve probably seen them: necklaces comprised of plastic beads ... The post This Mardi Gras Tradition Has a Nasty ...

Do you know the history of Twelfth Night? Here's how it came to be known as the start of the Carnival season in New Orleans.

SHREVEPORT, LA - A Shreveport Mardi Gras Krewe is urging riders not to throw Mardi Gras beads. In fact, the founder of the ...

It’s traditional to keep ... home from attending the first Mardi Gras parade of the season, they decided to throw all of the gold, green and purple beads on the tree. Despite the mysterious ...

Mardi Gras is known as one of ... Spanish settlers brought the pastry tradition to New Orleans, where it evolved to the modern version, decorated with beads, purple, gold, and green coloring ...

Whether you're celebrating in The Big Easy or on the Gulf Coast, you're going to see colorful floats and get an assortment of Mardi Gras beads. It's also a tradition to eat king cake — a braided ...