Along with beads, masks are an integral part of any Mardi Gras celebration. Though masks have been used all over the world for centuries, this Mardi Gras tradition started in the early days of ...

The group brought costumes and beads and celebrated Mardi Gras in the small ... More than 40 years after the first official Mardi Gras celebration in Snowmass, the tradition remains. While some ...

Whether or not you are planning to celebrate by catching beads ... as tradition holds, must host the next big party. Since its first impromptu celebrations in the early 1700's, Mardi Gras was ...

glitzy beads and masked celebrants. Mardi Gras is celebrated around the globe and has roots in Christian traditions. In the United States, the grandest celebrations are held in New Orleans ...

Colorful beads, cheerful music and king cakes ... the meaning of the holiday, traditions and more. Mardi Gras is the climax of Carnival season and is celebrated the day before the Christian ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — There are certainly some interesting Mardi Gras traditions along the Gulf Coast. One of those might be a little more unusual than others: The Knights of Revelry ...

The tradition of the Indians ... with homemade outfits of beads, rhinestones, and feathers ready to march their way through the city. See live Mardi Gras updates from New Orleans and its ...

But some organizers are trying to change that by banning one of the most colorful Mardi Gras traditions, the tossing of plastic beads into the crowd. Matt Bloom with Member station WWNO takes us ...

The holiday is notably on a Sunday, a traditional day of church services ... It can be seen on T-shirts, cups, koozies and specialized Mardi Gras beads. During the procession, there’s Cain ...

Now, some parades in New Orleans are cutting down on their environmental footprint by banning plastic beads. Some Mardi Gras parades are banning one of their most colorful traditions - tossing out ...