What to know about Mardi Gras and the celebration in New Orleans
Mardi Gras gives people the opportunity to celebrate before the Lenten season, where people become more disciplined and give ...
Months after terror attack, New Orleans cautiously celebrates Mardi Gras
The promise from authorities for more security threatened to conflict with the city’s anything-goes sensibilities, and some ...
When is Mardi Gras? Why Fat Tuesday is celebrated, the origins of the holiday
The Carnival season, or Mardi Gras season, officially begins on Epiphany, Jan. 6, and lasts through Fat Tuesday.
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New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras Day with costumes and revelry despite weather concerns
Thousands of revelers in outlandish costumes are filling the streets of New Orleans as the city celebrates Mardi Gras Day despite the threat of storms ...