The masks are worn to allow people to “escape ... Those are the colors of Mardi Gras and have different meanings. The purple represents justice, gold symbolizes power, and green represents faith. The ...

Kicking off the afternoon of March 1, the event took place inside the Pahrump Nugget Events Center, which was adorned with all the glitzy décor one could want at a Mardi Gras festival. Deep purple, ...

If you want to unearth the history and origins of Mardi Gras, the iconic Mardi Gras colors are a good place to start ...

Why are the colors of Mardi Gras purple, green and gold? Mardi Gras has been celebrated in the U.S. since 1703, when French settlers in Mobile, Alabama, held the first recorded festivities ...

People donning skeleton masks and antlers on their heads gathered ... family and friends gathered wearing Mardi Gras purple, gold and green. Many reclined in chairs, ready to enjoy the long ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The good times and parades still rolled in New Orleans for Mardi Gras Day celebrations early ... people donning skeleton masks and antlers on their heads gathered in New ...

In New Orleans, high winds forced some changes to Mardi Gras in New Orleans ... Bourbon Street was packed with revelers clad in purple, gold and yellow and shouting for bead necklaces tossed ...

Six lieutenants in green, gold and purple entered and split in groups of three to each side of the stage. Costumed trumpeters signaled the entrance of the King and Queen of Carnival. To the music ...

Why isn't Mardi Gras on the same day? Mardi Gras falls on a different date each year because it is based on a system that revolves around Easter, which also doesn't occur on the same day every year.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The good times and parades still rolled in New Orleans for Mardi Gras Day celebrations early Tuesday, ahead of expected severe winds, thunderstorms and tornado warnings in the ...

As the sun rose on Fat Tuesday, people donning skeleton masks and antlers on their ... family and friends gathered wearing Mardi Gras purple, gold and green. Many reclined in chairs, ready to ...