Tag Results for: Mardi Gras

Bring a little New Orleans to your Mardi Gras celebrations.

Want some beads? You know what to do. Credit: Getty Images New Orleans' Mardi Gras festivities are noted for their colorful celebrations: Elaborate costumes, parade krewes, king cake ... and women flashing their breasts for worthless plastic ...

Freshly-fried beignets, a Mardi Gras favorite. Credit: Sarah Sosiack, Flickr Throughout the spring season leading up to Fat Tuesday, many people get a hankerin' for anything that reminds them of the traditional, New Orleans-style Mardi Gras ...

Enjoy a Texas-sized Mardi Gras celebration in Galveston. Credit: Getty Images Galveston, Texas may not be the first place you think of when you think of Mardi Gras, but that little island in the Gulf of Mexico is giving the New Orleans Mardi Gras ...

Pancake over-indulgence on Shrove Tuesday, Credit: Laughing Squid, Flickr Every day should be Pancake Day right? Ladies and gentlemen, prepare to get your shrive on. We've all heard of Fat Tuesday, but February 16th is also the date of a ...

Revelers let it all hang out on Fat Tuesday. Credit: Getty Images The phrase Fat Tuesday may not be as familiar to you as the term Mardi Gras, but they are, in fact, the very same thing. "Mardi" is French for Tuesday and "Gras" is French for Fat. ...

Most Mardi Gras balls are by invitation only. Photo: Getty Images Mardi Gras balls are a much-anticipated highlight of the annual Carnival celebrations. While countries around the world celebrate Carnival, it is annual party in New Orleans that ...

Carnival means it's time to bust out the feathers. Photo: Antonio Scorza, Getty Images Aside from the obvious differences -- one festival features women who'll go topless for beads and the other features scantily-clad dancers in feathery costumes ...

Traditional king cake recipe. Photo: The Gifted Photographer, Flickr If you're visiting New Orleans over the next month or so, you might notice an unusually high concentration of delicious-looking round cakes turning up at Carnival celebrations ...

King Cakes are traditionally gold, purple and green. Photo: The Gifted Photographer/Flickr The official treat of Carnival season, King Cakes are served on January 6 for the Feast of the Epiphany. The Feast of the Epiphany commemorates the ...