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 ...

ASHBOURNE, England (AP) — This ancient form of soccer has a rule forbidding players from murdering each other. Every year, thousands of people descend on a small town in the English countryside to ...

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

Hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets of New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras, leaving the city covered in ...

The grand finale of Mardi Gras 2025 came Shrove Tuesday evening with the traditional Meeting of the Courts of the Mistick ...

Benny Lipson’s one-man Broadway Brass Band makes catchy, funky versions of show tunes, as well as the occasional Jewish song.

Growing up, I loved my mother's traditional Guyanese pancakes but often was unsure why they were even called pancakes, as ...

The last day of Mardi Gras is here. Parades line the streets of New Orleans as people celebrate Fat Tuesday before Ash ...

Everyone is keeping their eyes on the skies in New Orleans as severe weather on the horizon could put a damper on the finale ...

Get ready to celebrate Fasnacht Day, or Shrove Tuesday, with this family recipe for Pennsylvania Dutch fasnachts from ...

The Rev. Ms. Laura Loving, Director of Children’s Ministries at The United Church of Los Alamos answers questions about ...

From high-energy parades to colorful beads and masks, there are dozens of traditions involved in Mardi Gras, also known as ...