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Also known as Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras is celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday. Since many people sacrifice pleasures and fast during Lent, Fat Tuesday became known as a day to indulge. While...
If you don't have friends already playing puzzle pirates, but you want to join, it may be difficult to decide which ocean to join, and more importantly, whether to choose a subscription ocean or a...
More than 100 years ago, Mardi Gras krewes first started throwing coins and medallions out to people along the parade route. Today, most krewes design special doubloons out of aluminum. A doubloon...
A Mardi Gras party is a great way to let your hair down. Plan a Mardi Gras prom or invite the neighbors to a Mardi Gras block party, and you're likely to have the time of your life. Recreate the...
Mardi Gras is the end of Carnival, the period from the Feast of Epiphany (January 6, also known as Twelfth Night) to Fat Tuesday, which literally translates into Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras can fall on...
Mardi Gras doubloons are one of the treasures thrown from floats during the Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans. The tradition of doubloons started in 1960, although glass beads and other novelties...
If you can't make it to New Orleans this year for Mardi Gras, bring the festivities to you and have your own Mardi Gras party. Wherever you are, you can enjoy this bright and lively celebration...
Mardi Gras parade participants throw more than $1 million worth of beads, doubloons, cups and other trinkets from floats each year, says Gini Mckain, author of the Public Works Magazine article...
Mardi Gras centerpiece ideas can come from any of the popular Mardi Gras novelty items that signify the fun and tradition of the Fat Tuesday holiday. Shoebox floats, mask bouquets and Mardi Gras...
Jack and Annie from the Magic Treehouse series by Mary Pope Osborne continually engage in exciting adventures as they magically travel throughout different time periods. Their adventures in...
Mardi Gras doubloons are keepsakes that are tossed from floats by the various krewes and mystic societies during the annual New Orleans festival. Each doubloon features the sign of the krewe and...
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