While many think of parades, beads and floats, the Cajun Mardi Gras, particularly the Courir de Mardi Gras, offers a uniquely different experience. The tradition of Mardi Gras began as a Catholic ...

LAFAYETTE, La. — As Mardi Gras festivities wind down, the colorful beads that often come with the celebrations can pile up, leaving many wondering what to do with the excess. The Arc of Acadiana ...

Securing the best spot along the parade route to catch loads and loads of beads is what Mardi Gras is all about. But what happens to those beads after arriving home? Two organizations, LARC and ...

Snowmass Village is bringing back its beloved Mardi Gras celebration for the 43rd year, filling Fat Tuesday with music, revelry, and plenty of beads on March 4, according to a press release. The ...

A successful Mardi Gras used to be measured by how much waste it produced. Now, the world's largest free festival is trying to clean up. The mood is festive as I board the pink and purple Mardi ...

“While best known for parties, costumes and beads, Mardi Gras has religious origins in the Catholic calendar as well as in pre-Christian pagan celebrations,” HuffPost tells us ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - This Mardi Gras season, a ton of beads will be tossed. While it is all a part of the fun, multiple groups are asking community members to recycle unwanted beads. The ...

Known for its spectacular parades, floats, marching bands, throws, and King cake, Mardi Gras is the biggest celebration ... are Japanese mercury glass beads, made during World War II, and the ...