around two months ahead of the annual Mardi Gras Day. The French holiday maintains a presence in the U.S. with Americans holding parades, eating king cakes and crafting beads with the green ...

These puffy dough pillows will surely become a hit on your Mardi Gras table, bringing a touch of French elegance to traditional festivities. Read also: Mardi Gras King Cake: The festive tradition ...

Happy Mardi Gras to all the glue gun wielders and DIY ... Erika Goldring/Getty Images A Guy Fieri-themed krewe gathers on the ...

“It is very much so one of the most sought-after Mardi Gras souvenirs.” Over time, the king cake has taken many forms. The classic French version, the galette des rois, is a puff pastry cake ...

More processions will continue every day through Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday. Costumed revelers will jam the French Quarter as more parades roll in New Orleans’ suburbs, other Louisiana cities ...

"With Super Bowl, we had a downtown area, the French Quarter, Marigny and the Warehouse District of the city. And with Mardi Gras, we're talking about events that are going on throughout the city ...

Mardi Gras which translates from French to “Fat Tuesday” will be celebrated on March 4, this year. It will be followed by Ash Wednesday on March 5 which marks the beginning of the Lenten ...

Mardi Gras was observed for the first time in the New World by French pioneers at Twenty-Seven Mile Bluff, the first settlement of Mobile way back in 1703. And it only grew from there. In 1711 ...

Let's take a closer look at the rich history behind this lively holiday, which stretches back centuries to ancient traditions and French colonial influences. Mardi Gras is a weeks-long celebration ...

New Orleans is considered the epicenter of Mardi Gras in the U.S. This is largely due to New Orleans' French colonial roots. While the festival traces back to European Carnival traditions ...