As they make their journey, called the Courir de Mardi Gras (French for Fat Tuesday run), they'll dance and sing for homeowners, collect vegetables from neighbors, play pranks on each other ...

However, the most authentic Louisiana Mardi Gras traditions and celebrations can be found in Cajun Country during Courir de Mardi Gras. Cajun Country, or Acadiana, is a region in South Central ...

In Branch, in rural Acadia Parish, Thibodeaux and her staff create Mardi Gras costumes at Sew What! Design. Revelers wear the flamboyant creations to strut their stuff at courir de Mardi Gras.

“Vice’s Guide to Mardi Gras,” explores the Cajun tradition of Mardi Gras, known as Courir de Mardi Gras. The documentary highlights the physicality and revelry of the tradition, with ...

Courir is French for run. The "Courir de Mardi Gras" are traditions based on early begging rituals from the Medieval era that originated in 15th-century France. During that time, disguised ...

known as a country Mardi Gras or Courir de Mardi Gras. "One of the things that makes south Louisiana so unique in terms of its Carnival traditions are these country Mardi Gras runs. This is ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Basile’s Mardi Gras celebration or “Courir de Mardi Gras” is as unique as they come, with ...

Festivities include parades, old-fashioned Mardi Gras runs or courir de Mardi Gras, and plenty of king cake. Courir de Mardi Gras One of the more unique celebrations is the courir de Mardi Gras.

Mardi Gras of Southeast Texas opens Thursday at 5 p.m. with the Courir de Mardi Gras parade at the Event Center, where the crowd can catch their first beads and maybe a chicken following the ...