Mardi Gras, arriving Tuesday, Feb. 13 this year, is the mother of all celebrations. What you might not know is that it has brothers, cousins, nieces and nephews. Junkanoo in the Bahamas. La Diablada ...

In the Royal Tent at New Orleans Country Club last evening, the Caliphs of Cairo traveled to 12th-century Venice to celebrate Carnevale di Venezia a Palazzo Ducale. New Orleans and Venice are ...

Since Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras debuted from Port Canaveral in 2021, the ship has been taking passengers on Caribbean trips spanning a week or longer. Guests can enjoy shorter sailings on the ...

Mardi Gras, which means Fat Tuesday in French, is a celebration that starts on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. It is observed by millions all around the world and is often referred to as Carnival.

The Mardi Gras season, also known as Carnival, begins on January 6th and ends on March 4th, 2025. The first Mardi Gras celebration in the U.S. took place in 1699, but celebrations were temporarily ...

As we celebrate Fat Tuesday, staring Ash Wednesday and 40 days of Lent straight in the face, it’s a good time to remember, reflect and, possibly, make sure you have money for bail, as the usually ...

Cartledge “Cart” Blackwell has worked as the curator of the Mobile Carnival Museum since 2018. A native of Selma, Blackwell is an art and architectural historian who serves on Mobile’s Architectural ...

The floats. The costumes. The parties. The beads. So many beads. Mardi Gras is a long-standing tradition, filled with fun, families and often, a lot of booze. But there's something really important ...

We note Mardi Gras and the Carnival season with some traditional music from Brazil. The Assad Brothers — Sergio and Odair Assad — play a traditional "Chorinho" in concert at the University of Miami.