The traditional Mardi Gras colors are purple ... There are three Mardi Gras colors to represent a flag with three colors. According to the site Mardi Gras New Orleans, when local historian ...

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What do you wear on Fat Tuesday? Many revelers wear purple, green and gold, the traditional colors of Mardi Gras. Others go all out, dressing in costume for parades and other festivities.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Ray “Big Chief Hatchet” Blazio, the city’s oldest-remaining Black Masking Indian chief, was laid to rest on Saturday with a massive funeral and traditional procession ...

During the visits, once an ingredient is obtained, riders often dance while standing on their horses, and wave a white flag ... hosts an annual traditional Mardi Gras run that the whole family ...

Mardi Gras is celebrated with parades, festive attire and the consumption of king cake. The traditional colors of Mardi Gras are purple, green and gold, representing justice, faith and power ...

EUNICE, La. (KLFY) — The Courir de Mardi Gras tradition is still celebrated in Cajun Country, along with its traditional costumes. However, there are few traditional costume makers left.

When they would finally get back to go make food, nobody knew who anybody was,” President of Basile Mardi Gras Association Potic Rider said. Rider, who has participated in traditional style Mardi Gras ...

In French, the word “Mardi” is Tuesday and “gras” means fat. Fat Tuesday comes from the traditional binge eating associated with the lead up to Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras is a Christian ...