Krewes enhance security for Twelfth Night parades amid safety concerns
NEW ORLEANS — Five days after a tragedy rocked New Orleans, krewes are marching forward into Carnival season and beefing up ...
What is king cake and why is it eaten for Epiphany and Mardi Gras?
For those who celebrate the Epiphany — the celebration of the Twelfth Night after Christmas — on Jan. 6, you may look forward ...
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Chef Kevin Belton: Mardi Gras time means delicious recipes for parties, potlucks and parades
Bananas foster hand pies and Carnival pasta are food for parade potlucks. Here are Chef Kevin Belton's New Orleans recipes.
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On first night of Mardi Gras, Joan of Arc parade chooses hope over fear
The first parade of the Mardi Gras season will roll tonight, less than a week after a man drove his truck into crowds on ...
When is Mardi Gras? New Orleans celebrations still scheduled after deadly truck attack
Parades are set to commence Monday less than a week after a deadly truck attack killed 14 people and injured dozens in what ...
Turn your Christmas tree into a Mardi Gras tree. Here's what to know
According to Campbell, the Mardi Gras tree concept got started when someone removed all of their Christmas tree ornaments but kept the artificial tree up. The reason is a mystery. After returning home ...
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Mobile’s Mardi Gras season kicks off with Twelfth Night Bash
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Carnival season is kicking off in the birthplace of Mardi Gras with a Twelfth Night Bash on Jan. 5. Thousands plunge into 2025 at Flora-Bama’s Polar Bear Dip ...
Phunny Phorty Phellows take Twelfth Night streetcar ride in New Orleans
The Phunny Phorty Phellows took their annual Twelfth Night streetcar ride to announce the start of carnival season on Monday, ...