The Elks Krewe of Orleanians and the Krewe of Crescent City truck parades rolled on a shortened route in New Orleans, Sunday, ...

Fat Tuesday revelers donned their purple, green and gold to celebrate the day before Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent ...

Ken Pickard, on accordion, leads the band Zydeco Explosion. Paul Sherman plays bass guitar for Ken Pickard and Zydeco Explosion. The Whidbey Telecom orca (Lourdes Snow) busts a move at the Mardi Gras ...

Four-year-old Maëlis Kouakou dresses up for Mardi Gras, or Shrove Tuesday, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. On the same day in Ibadan ...

Indians have a rich cultural history in New Orleans dating back to the 19th century. A queen in one tribe says this is her last year parading and she’s concerned about how her culture continues to be ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Multiple people are likely to face potential charges such as hazing, negligent homicide, manslaughter ...

A few hundred revelers danced their way through the streets of downtown Oakland last night to celebrate Fat Tuesday New ...

At the same time, it’s crucial that as adults we pause and acknowledge that the underlying assumptions of Purim resonate ...

A Henrico County senior living community celebrated Mardi Gras on Tuesday, enjoying an evening of festivities and fine dining ...

In stark contrast to the glitz and glamour of the parade itself, the scene on the ground was quite a different story.

The Arc of Shelby County hosted a festive Mardi Gras ball to celebrate the holiday and the members of the Recreational, ...

Olivia Dunne had an unforgettable weekend at the pre-Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans, where she took center stage as the Grand Marshal of the Krewe of Endymion parade. The ...