But plastic beads weren’t always a part of Mardi Gras; they were introduced only in the late 1970s. From a sociological perspective, leisure, consumption and desire all interact to create a ...

Mardi Gras 2013: A Mardi Gras attendee is dressed as a Day of the Dead sugar skull for Mardi Gras in the French Quarter. Calgary Herald wire services. Article content ...

Societe de Sainte Anne makes its annual loosely assembled and delightfully wacky and creative procession from the Bywater through the French Quarter to Canal Street on Mardi Gras in New Orleans ...

Mardi Gras in New Orleans means more than the girls who go wild on balconies for beads. Members of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club are hosting what they call a family-friendly party today ...

New Orleans is entering the height of its annual pre-Lenten Carnival season, culminating on Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, which falls on Feb. 28 this year Skip to Content Sections ...

This is an excerpt from the book “Mardi Gras Beads,” by Doug MacCash, ... Partying in the French Quarter on Mardi Gras in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 13, ...

Why Mardi Gras beads are so toxic—and how a group of middle schoolers is trying ... Crowds gather and beads fly on New Orleans’ Bourbon Street ahead of a walking parade in the French Quarter.

Unfortunately, all this fun also leads to an equal amount of rubbish. It's estimated that Mardi Gras creates around 1,000 tons of waste every year. In 2018, 93,000lb of plastic beads were found ...

New Orleans - Families camped out from early morning to catch beads and stuffed animals thrown from float riders. Revellers took to the streets in elaborate or funny costumes evoking Marie Antoinette, ...