After the double grand march at the conclusion of the Carnival season of almost two months, the monarchs of the Rex ...

Special thanks to Aldred Maple Products for donating the delectable pure maple syrup for the event (sourced from their family ...

Credit for the invention of the Sazerac cocktail has been given to Antoine Peychaud, who was a Creole apothecary in New Orleans' French Quarter in the 1800s. Peychaud sold aromatic bitters made from a ...

In England it is known as Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day ... Canadian explorer Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville brought it to America. Most people think of New Orleans when you hear Mardi Gras, but Mobile, ...

When someone thinks of Fasnacht, their imaginations may transport them to the hills of Helvetia, W.Va., where festival goers ...

Tuesday is Mardi Gras ... Certain parts of the world, such as New Orleans, have large, colorful parades to honor the holiday. If you live somewhere without public events, you can still celebrate ...

With the sun rising, people stumbled out of bars and saluted the trash collectors. A drunken couple shrieked and leaped onto ...

Every year, thousands of people descend on a small town in the English countryside to watch a two-day game of mass street football that could easily be mistaken for a riot.

New Orleans rescheduled three parades for this weekend after the threat of severe weather. Here are the details.

The Krewe of Elks, Krewe of Crescent City truck parades, and Barkus are set to roll Sunday, but some route and timing details ...

Photo: Lucy Young The Leadenhall Market pancake race is much of a Shrove Tuesday staple as lemon and sugar, with local workers and visitors going head-to-head on a 20-metre cobbled course ...