Traiteur prayers. Gumbo gatherings. Bayou walks. These old-school South Louisiana traditions still soothe the soul in a ...

“For around half our guests, it would be their first time going to an Indian wedding which have some quite unique elements ...

One of the world’s great rivers, the mighty Mississippi is storied in American culture, history and identity. It’s where ...

Mardi Gras is a one-to-three-month stretch of ... promotes good luck to whoever finds it in their slice. Other traditions include bead throwing, which is when those riding on parade floats toss ...

Mardi Gras Indians and their traditions date back to the 1800s ... you’ll need to yell to score some sought-after Mardi Gras beads, those signature strands for years made of glass but now ...

The Krewe of Rex are known as the "King of Carnival" because so many of the Mardi Gras traditions started with them – including the tradition of throwing beads – so their use of sustainable ...

One of the earliest surviving examples of ‘throwing’ in new Orleans are Japanese mercury glass beads ... Mardi Gras ends on Fat Tuesday, a day before the beginning to Lent in Christian tradition.( ...

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 ...

The festivities include a bead toss led by the newly crowned Mardi ... according to the press release. “Mardi Gras is one of our favorite winter traditions here in Snowmass,” Julia Theisen, director ...

New Orleans' efforts to reduce Mardi Gras waste and reuse beads and throws have been ongoing ... offering those who are typically left out of the traditional workforce a chance to earn wages ...

Many have risen to the occasion to make it that way, ensuring its traditions are here to stay. Pensacola Mardi Gras dates back to 1874 While Pensacola’s Mardi Gras celebrations date back to 1874 ...