The streets speak, too. As the good times roll at Mardi Gras, float by float, the throws filter through the crowd to the roads and sidewalks below—beads, trinkets, and Moon Pies—covering the ...

There are ways to recycle the cheap, plastic beads that have become synonymous with Mardi Gras, but many end up in landfills. They also clog up the city’s 100-year-old drainage system.

In New Orleans for the Mardi Gras, I, surely, wasn’t ready for the mad ride and ceaseless exhilaration. Think 250 million ...

Snowmass Village is bringing back its beloved Mardi Gras celebration for the 43rd year, filling Fat Tuesday with music, revelry, and plenty of beads on March 4, according to a press release. The ...

NEW ORLEANS — You probably have a big bag of Mardi Gras beads in your home right now ... Signature throws include: hand decorated masks, fanny packs, luggage tags, coloring books, highlighters ...

Everything from eye masks to those colorful beads to the krewes of New Orleans putting on parades all holds this cultural significance. The history behind Mardi Gras is fascinating but doesn't ...

Mardi Gras is all about the parades. Giant floats, extravagant costumes, loud music, decorative masks and, of course, infamous beads. Even if you don't find yourself in New Orleans for the holiday ...

Beads in traditional Mardi Gras colors decorate floats ... Along with the trademark colors of Mardi Gras parade floats, elaborate masks are a signature part of the holiday fun.

So lusted after in the moment, Mardi Gras beads have a cruel afterlife. The lucky ones find a useful purpose long after the parades stop: decorating a fence, maybe, or as an eye-catching art project.