“This crown is very important to me because this is the crown that my parents used when they told me I would be this year’s Queen of Carnival,” said 2025’s Queen of Carnival Tatum Lady Reis ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) — The heart of Mardi Gras comes alive as the Gulf Coast Carnival Association crowns its royal duo: King D’Iberville and Queen Ixolib. The king and queen were introduced in ...

34. The most popular Mardi Gras dessert is king cake. 35. King cake is circular or braided to resemble a crown. 36. King cake gets its name from the three kings who visited baby Jesus after the ...

New Orleans is preparing to make Mardi Gras 2025 an unforgettable celebration. The festivities commence on January 6 and culminate on Fat Tuesday, March 4, during which the city will be alive with ...

The age-old Mardi Gras saying has never been truer ... Most people will never be a king, slipping on tights and balancing a crown atop a wig. Most will never be a Zulu Tramp bursting onto Basin ...

The event is rooted in African and Native American influences, with ties to both Catholic and Black masking Indian traditions ...

Cumberland Village Independent Living recently crowned its 2025 Mardi Gras King and Queen — Bobbi and Richard!. The duo was selected to bear the royal titles after a lively Mardi Gras ...

The traditional Mardi Gras colors — purple ... Clay Jarratt, wearing purple robes, a crown of plastic grapes, and clutching a large golden chalice, joined the march as Dionysus, the Greek ...