Members of New Orleans' Black Masking Indians are preparing for to reveal their colorful and elaborate suits on Fat Tuesday.

The queens who wore the crown of the Mistick Krewe of Comus ball on Mardi Gras in years past gathered recently for a luncheon to share memories and merriment during the Carnival season.

The masked riders in future Carnival parades may have to pay significantly ... selects and designs next year’s throws soon after Mardi Gras ends. The krewe then enters into contracts with ...

Cities and villages worldwide awake to the rhythm of carnival celebrations as music, parades, street parties, magnificent floats and people in extravagant costumes take to the streets to party.

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Mardi Gras is French for “Fat Tuesday,” the culmination of a festive season in New Orleans which begins on Jan. 6. Also known as Carnival or Carnaval, it’s celebrated in many countries ...

Carnival Cruise Line has, however, given each of the in-service Excel ships names that nod to the cruise line’s early vessels. The original Mardi Gras was Carnival Cruise Line’s first ever ...

Founded in 1972 by Ted Arison, Carnival Cruise Line started out with just one secondhand ship, Mardi Gras. Since then, it has grown to be the industry's largest cruise brand with more than two dozen ...

An iconic Mardi Gras tradition has received a sustainable makeover. Brightly-colored plastic beads are a familiar sight at New Orleans' Mardi Gras celebrations. But, NPR has reported, some parade ...