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Mardi Gras leaders make unprecedented change to iconic parade tradition: 'The overall move away … is the right direction'
These products are produced to be thrown into crowds — then they’re thrown away. Mardi Gras leaders make unprecedented change ...
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Beyond Beads and Parades: The Catholic Spirit of Mardi Gras
Before Lent begins, Louisiana’s Catholic communities celebrate Mardi Gras the old-fashioned way — with prayer, music and a ...
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We All Know the Drill for How to Get Mardi Gras Beads — Here Is the Meaning Behind Them
Mardi Gras parades are known for featuring colorful plastic bead necklaces, but here's the surprisingly deep meaning behind ...
Community Cookbook: Mardi Gras’ Christianity and Voodoo a peculiar (but delicious) symbiosis
Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is the last day of a three-day festival (some believe longer) known as Carnival, characterized by ...
New Orleans revels in early Mardi Gras celebrations despite looming storm threats
Thousands of revelers adorned in beads and outlandish costumes were filling the streets as New Orleans prepared to celebrate ...