In Catholic tradition, it's the last day of indulgence before Ash Wednesday and Lent. It's preceded by Twelfth Night (Jan. 5) ...

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From a million blooming sunflowers to medieval jousting and the state’s biggest motorsport festival, south-east Queensland is ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom used his final State of the State address Thursday to frame his state as a “beacon” of democracy ...

Mardi Gras brings parades, beads, king cake and a friendly debate over where it all began. Here’s what to know about the ...

The Mardi Gras season, also referred to as Carnival, begins 12 days after Christmas on Jan. 6 and lasts until Fat Tuesday.

The party has begun with the “Heralds of Carnival,” the Krewe of Phunny Phorty Phellows, taking their traditional ride on Twelfth Night. Krewe members say their annual trip down St.

Phormed in 1981, the Phunny Phorty Phellows is a rolling private party that takes place aboard a St. Charles Avenue Streetcar. Not a parade per se, the Champagne-fueled, satirical streetcar ...

Jan. 6 is King's Day, or Epiphany, marking the beginning of celebrations and parades in New Orleans leading up to Mardi Gras ...

Carnival in Louisiana and around the world is rooted in Christian and Roman Catholic traditions. It’s marked by feasting, ...