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If you’ve ever watched or taken part in a Mardi Gras celebration, you’ve probably seen them: necklaces comprised of plastic beads ... The post This Mardi Gras Tradition Has a Nasty ...

Malfunctioning bollards meant to protect Bourbon Street pedestrians were undergoing repairs, because of clogs caused by Mardi Gras beads, when a truck drove into a New Orleans crowd on New Year's ...

According to Campbell, the Mardi Gras tree concept got started when someone removed all of their Christmas tree ornaments but kept the artificial tree up. The reason is a mystery. After returning home ...

Mardi Gras is known as one of ... Spanish settlers brought the pastry tradition to New Orleans, where it evolved to the modern version, decorated with beads, purple, gold, and green coloring ...

Whether you're celebrating in The Big Easy or on the Gulf Coast, you're going to see colorful floats and get an assortment of Mardi Gras beads. It's also a tradition to eat king cake — a braided ...