Betcha’ I’ll see more parades than you this Mardi Gras,” I said, or something to that effect. There was no prize to the ...

The Carnival season, or Mardi Gras season, officially begins on Epiphany, Jan. 6, and lasts through Fat Tuesday.

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With 12th Night on Jan. 6 marking the start of Carnival, the 2025 season lasted 58 days. The 2026 season won't be quite as long, with 43 days from Jan. 6 to Fat Tuesday on Feb. 17.

Krewes toss beads and other throws during the Jackson County Carnival Association Mardi Gras parade in Pascagoula on Saturday, March 1, 2025. Hannah Ruhoff Sun Herald The crowd was vibrant as the ...

By the 1830s, Carnival was a popular annual celebration ... is what you’ll need to yell to score some sought-after Mardi Gras beads, those signature strands for years made of glass but now ...

You can send your photo and information to [email protected] Parade watchers on Lameuse Street cheer for beads and other throws during the Gulf Coast Carnival Association Mardi Gras parade in ...

The Krewe of Rex are known as the "King of Carnival" because so many of the Mardi Gras traditions started with them – including the tradition of throwing beads – so their use of sustainable ...

But Mardi Gras is an entire season, often called Carnival. It begins 12 days after ... organize parades and distribute beads featuring characters such as kings and witch doctors.

With the sun rising, people stumbled out of bars and saluted the trash collectors. A drunken couple shrieked and leaped onto ...