The Carnival season will end on Mardi Gras, which is now one week away! From parades to colorful beads and masks, there are dozens of traditions involved in Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday.

Carnival marks the celebration period before Lent. Here's everything to know about the festive time Before all the cheer and merriment of Mardi Gras, first comes Carnival — the marker of the ...

People having a good time pack the streets of New Orleans, Louisiana during Carnival a few days before Mardi Gras in 2010. Carnival seasons in Venice, Italy, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ...

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 ...

Mardi Gras season technically begins on Twelfth Night, which is Jan. 6. This marks the end of the 12 days of Christmas and kicks off the Carnival season, which is filled with good food and ...

While Mardi Gras is often used, inaccurately, to refer to the entirety of the Carnival season, it’s actually meant to refer just to Fat Tuesday, which marks the culmination of the Carnival season.

Mardi Gras was declared a legal state holiday within Louisiana in 1875. The official start of Carnival Season is marked by Twelfth Night, which is Jan. 6 this year. This year, Mardi Gras Day falls ...

been granted for federal support during Mardi Gras. In South Mississippi, city, county and state agencies work across jurisdictional lines during Carnival season parades. Revelers will find one ...

Carnival season and Mardi Gras draw hundreds of thousands of people into the streets of New Orleans and other cities along the Gulf Coast. It is a weeks-long party with parades and celebration has ...

This year, March 4 is Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, the last day of the Carnival season. It's celebrated in New Orleans and around the United States and the world with parades, balls and parties.

The Carnival season will end on Mardi Gras, which is now one week away! From parades to colorful beads and masks, there are dozens of traditions involved in Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday.