The colors of Mardi Gras first surfaced in New Orleans, but it's not clear why purple, green and gold were chosen. Those colors appeared in 1872 as part of a spectacle honoring the New Orleans visit ...

The colorful celebration, also known as Fat Tuesday, is held annually on the day before the fasting season of Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday. The celebrations are most festive in New Orleans’ ...

Not exactly the color scheme for an Architectural Digest layout. Or a red carpet evening. Some might even say the combination is gauche. But if you live in New Orleans, the purple, green and gold ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - It’s time for purple, green, gold, and pink to cover the streets for Mardi Gras weekend, but for float riders, that all adds up at the register. At Parties Start Here off ...

Don your best carnival attire — along with the ubiquitous colorful beads — and get ready for this year’s Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans. Though the holiday, also known as Fat Tuesday, is ...