Mardi Gras 2011: It's Carnival Time on Fat Tuesday

Mardi Gras 2011: Fat Tuesday March 8- Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler Mardi Gras 2011 takes place on March 8. Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday) is the last day before Lent begins; Lent kicks off with Ash...

Fantasy Fest 2010 Key West, FL.

Tonight concludes Fantasy Fest 2010 in Key West October 30th, 2009 with a great parade and costume party.  The theme this year is "Habitat for Insanity"! Fantasy Fest is like Mardi Gras on Steroids!!

Shrove Tuesday: The Hardest Things to Give Up for Lent

Today is Shrove Tuesday (Fat Tuesday), which means that Ash Wednesday arrives tomorrow, and thus begins the forty days of Lent. In the past, Lent was vegetarian-only, and fasting was required: only one full meal...

Packzi Day And Fastnacht Day: Doughnuts Before Lent

Today is Pączki Day. Pączki Day (Paczki Day pronunciation: /PONCH-ee/) is traditionally observed on Fat Tuesday, but in some communities, Packzi Day is the Thursday before Lent. So, before your Fat Tuesday...

Who Dat! Even Without Saints' Win, It's Super Time for 'Nawlins

On the Eve of Their Beloved Saints' Come-From-Behind Victory Over the Colts in Super Bowl XLIV -- and Their Annual 10-Day Mardi Gras Blowout -- the Crescent City's Most Famous Family Enjoys a Political Blowout of Their Own as Son of Ex-Mayor Moon Landrieu Wins City Hall By an...

Fantasy Fest 2009 Photos of Girls and Bodypaint

More Fantasy Fest 2009 in Key West, Florida

Fantasy Fest 2009 Photos From Duval Street

Photos taken during Fantasy Fest in Key West October 2009. Lots of body paint and not much clothes! Some of these people SHOULD put clothes on! (***Should not be viewed by children!)

Zulu coconut delivered to President Obama

"WASHINGTON -- A specially designed Zulu coconut made its way from Capitol Hill to the White House this afternoon on its way to its presentation to President Barack Obama. The delegation said the president promised to find a good spot to display it. The car carrying the...

Pączki Day Recipes, History, and the Dreaded Calorie Count

A pączek is a traditional Polish doughnut traditionally eaten on Fat Thursday, the Thursday which falls before Lent.  Pączki are deep-fried and shaped like a sphere, often filled with a sweet filling and...

Memorable Mardi Gras Recipes: Celebrating Fat Tuesday in Style

“I started making calls a week after Katrina. The captains all said the same thing: you can take away our homes, but you can’t take away our Mardi Gras.”–Arthur Hardy * * * * * * In times of excess, New...

Rio Carnival : A Big Bum Trip

From Goa, India to Thessaloniki, Greece, from Berlin, Germany to New Orleans, Louisiana,....millions of folks the world over have been waiting all year for this Mardi Gras weekend. This is the time anything goes,...

Litter targets this Mardi Gras season

" BY MARY CATHARINE MARTINTHE DAILY IBERIAN Published/Last Modified on Friday, February 13, 2009 2:00 PM CST People may look festive in the beads thrown from floats...

Mardi Gras debut with Krewe du Vieux 'Stimulus package'

Expect to see pigs and lots of pigs' ears. "For a stock-market crash course in freakonomics, head downtown Saturday when Krewe du Vieux presents its Stimulus Package. The raunchy and satirical parade hits the...

Mardi Gras 2008 New Orleans

The most incredible community partyMardi Gras 2008Superbowl Sunday? Who cares, the weather was beautiful. The crowds on St. Charles were ecstatic.There is no way to explain it. Even when you are there in the...

NEW ORLEANS -- The return of Endymion was marked with tragedy.

 On Saturday night, a rider on the captain’s float fell off and was killed.  The accident happened outside the Superdome just after the float paraded through the Endymion Extravaganza, which takes place inside the Superdome.  The back of the...

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