For party animals, few holidays match the joy (and mayhem) of Mardi Gras. If you count yourself among them, you know that the vibrant New Orleans tradition takes place on Fat Tuesday—that’s ...

Some might even say the combination is gauche. But if you live in New Orleans, the purple, green and gold tri-color is a pledge of allegiance to something sacred: Mardi Gras. In 1892, the Rex ...

Gold stands for power — and on Mardi Gras, it can be found everywhere. So, there you have it. Of course, you can wear pretty much whatever you want on Mardi Gras — it's a day that's sort of ...

The colors of Carnival are those of Rex, as seen in this 1878 pin: Purple, green and gold. (The NOLA.com/Times-Picayune archive) Our two weeks of Recipes from Our ...

had purple and gold ribbon, but not green. The store was, indeed, getting ready for Mardi Gras, but there was a delay in the delivery of green ribbon. So, Coates bought what was available.

The colors of Mardi Gras first surfaced in New Orleans, but it's not clear why purple, green and gold were chosen. Those colors appeared in 1872 as part of a spectacle honoring the New Orleans ...