Mardi Gras season is well underway, and Fat Tuesday is right around the corner. In the U.S., the annual celebration has deep ties to New Orleans, but its origins stretch back to well before ...

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*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. If you think Mardi Gras is a relatively new holiday, think again. gives a closer look at the history of a holiday with deep roots ...

Fat Tuesday is just over a week away, marking the final — and biggest — day of the Mardi Gras season. While the holiday is most closely associated with New Orleans, Mardi Gras has deep historical ...

Umbrellas. Beads. A funky beat, and a march down Rampart street. That — for tourists, anyway — is Mardi Gras. That, and a lot of drinking. "It's fun music to play, people like it, they recognize it," ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Pensacola’s Mardi Gras tradition is deeply rooted in history and fueled by the revelry that draws tens of thousands of people downtown each year. More than just a big party, it’s a ...

A recap of the historical events occurring on February 27th is given to us by Russell Mitchell in this video clip from "This Day in History". The return of President Nixon from his trip to China and ...

Carnival is coming to a close and metro Detroiters will soon be lining up to stock up on paczki, a Mardi Gras favorite. Fat Tuesday — "mardi gras" in French — is Tuesday, Feb. 17, one last hurrah ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jodie Smith dances along the parade route while marching in the Bastrop Mardi Gras Parade last year. Fat Tuesday falls on Feb. 17 ...

Mardi Gras came to New Orleans through its French heritage in 1699. Early explorers celebrated this French Holiday on the banks of the Mississippi River. Throughout the years, Orleanians have added to ...