The Carnival season, or Mardi Gras season, officially begins on Epiphany, Jan. 6, and lasts through Fat Tuesday.

Specifically, purple, gold, green, and silver beads. So what is the meaning behind the beads at Mardi Gras? Here's what we know about why the beads were incorporated into this celebration and why ...

Mardi Gras comes to a close on Tuesday night ... Back then, people celebrated “Boeuf Gras,” meaning “fatted calf.” It’s a time for people to enjoy things such as fatty foods, sugar ...

Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday are celebrated on the ... plastic baby figurine in the middle. Each color has a meaning: Easter 2025 will be celebrated on Sunday, April 20, for most Christians ...

But the magic of Mardi Gras — the one we know and love — is that it transcends the mean arithmetic of means and ends, the arid geometry of the straight line, the grim insistence that hard fact ...

Mardi Gras is one of the best celebrations of the year. Between the masks, the music, the beads and the king cake, few festive occasions can measure up to how much we let loose during Carnival season.

Mardi Gras is officially upon us ... Back then, people celebrated “Boeuf Gras,” meaning “fatted calf," according to USA TODAY. It’s a time for people to enjoy things such as fatty foods ...