Mardi Gras started in Mobile in 1703 and has its fair share of elaborate floats and colorful costumes. They do not have as many parades ... followed by the King and Queen, and then the maids and dukes ...

Long Beach held an early Mardi Gras celebration at Shoreline Village from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, March 1. The event’s parade began near Gladstone’s, a seafood restaurant at Rainbow ...

The tableau came alive with costumes, illustrative images flashing on the screen and court members completing the scene with ...

Cumberland Village Independent Living recently crowned its 2025 Mardi Gras King and Queen — Bobbi and Richard!. The duo was selected to bear the royal titles after a lively Mardi ...

The holiday of Purim has historically been a holiday of revelry and upside-down merriment, arriving as it does in concert with Carnival and Mardi Gras. For many years I have enjoyed disguising myself ...

Often affectionately referred to as "Jewish Mardi Gras," Purim is more than just a festive occasion filled with costumes, laughter, and delicious pastries. It carries profound lessons about resilience ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The good times and parades still rolled in New Orleans for Mardi Gras Day celebrations early ... whose spectacular beaded and bejeweled costumes are topped with feathered ...

They have two children, Angela and Jennifer. This year's Mardi Gras Queen is Kym McCarter-Vandygriff. The middle of seven children born in Rock Island, McCarter-Vandygriff graduated from United ...

Ruthie Sable, aka Queen Barkus 2025 ... It's going to be beautiful on Sunday, and we get a little extension of Mardi Gras,” said Barbara Sable, Ruthie’s owner. So, all of her signature ...

Mardi Gras Day: Thousands of revelers sporting beads and outlandish costumes filled the streets as New Orleans prepared to celebrate just ahead of bad weather. People donning skeleton masks and ...

That’s how they made fun of the queen ... mocking the fancy costumes worn by royals. Since most Acadians were poor, Rider said they just used whatever materials were available. Rider said he will be ...