Mardi Gras Day: Thousands of revelers sporting beads and outlandish costumes filled the streets as New Orleans prepared to celebrate just ahead of bad weather. People donning skeleton masks and ...

So, how is it that Christianity and Voodoo co-mingle and even thrive, elbow-to-elbow, in New Orleans and at Mardi Gras? Catholicism and Mardi Gras were imported in the 1700s by French settlers.

“While best known for parties, costumes and beads, Mardi Gras has religious origins in the Catholic calendar as well as in pre-Christian pagan celebrations,” HuffPost tells us ...

PHOTOS: New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras Day with costumes and revelry despite weather concerns Jeremy Speed, a 40-year-old Krewe of Zulu member who grew up watching the parade, rode a float ...

South Street Diner is hosting an all-day Mardi Gras celebration ... on the menu including beignets and voodoo punch. The night will be filled with beads, costumes, Zydeco music, and lots of ...

"I have to look at the safety first," the parish president said. Parades on Mardi Gras day have been canceled in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, and altered in New Orleans due to the dangers posed by ...

Carnival season is in full effect and has been for weeks. Now, it's almost time for Mardi Gras! Beginning as a religious holiday observed prior to the Christian Lenten season, Mardi Gras has ...

Voodoo beer, a bead giveaway, a costume contest, a trivia contest, a DJ and prizes. PJ’s Coffee, a Louisiana-based coffee brand, is hosting a family bingo night and party for Mardi Gras at its ...

But while the costumes, music and beads often take center stage, the food of Mardi Gras is equally important—steeped in centuries of history and culture. This year Mardi Gras falls on Tuesday ...

For more than a decade, this family-run costume shop has been the go-to for over 50 Mardi Gras krewes, crafting elaborate outfits for thousands of riders across parades big and small.

EUNICE, La. (KLFY) — The Courir de Mardi Gras tradition is still celebrated in Cajun Country, along with its traditional costumes. However, there are few traditional costume makers left.

The Courir de Mardi Gras tradition is still celebrated in Cajun Country, along with its traditional costumes. UN official makes bold statement following US exit from Paris Agreement: 'The call is ...