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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

“I just love color. I just love all of the toolies and the beads,” said Sheila Romanoff, a parade goer. Others showcased unique twists on classic Mardi Gras attire. Jordyn Menard, another ...

Lambert, disgusted, threw the beads in the trash. “We all made light of the situation because nobody wanted to ruin the Mardi Gras vibe,” he said. “But it was a weird situation.” ...

“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 ...

And Mississippi is no exception. In order to combat the excess of Mardi Gras beads that wind up littered throughout the area, ...

GULF SHORES, Ala. (WKRG) — If you attended any Mardi Gras parades this season, you may be asking yourself, “What do I do with all of these beads?” Fairhope’s second Wawa, 5th in Alabama ...

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 ...

But some organizers are trying to change that by banning one of the most colorful Mardi Gras traditions, the tossing of plastic beads into the crowd. Matt Bloom with Member station WWNO takes us ...

Shippensburg University College of Arts and Sciences Dean Sabita Manian hosted the inaugural Beads and Beignets social hour on March 5 in the Dauphin Humanities Center Fishbowl.