by John A. Read; illustrated by Ford Rasmussen (juvenile nonfiction) This easy-to-use stargazing guide for kids explores the popular night sky constellations, visits the brightest stars and tours our ...

Tuesday is Mardi Gras, also known by its English translation Fat Tuesday. It's the festival that happens before the start of Lent, the 40-day period observed by certain Christian denominations ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The good times and parades still rolled in New Orleans for Mardi Gras Day celebrations early ... people donning skeleton masks and antlers on their heads gathered in New ...

Why isn't Mardi Gras on the same day? Mardi Gras falls on a different date each year because it is based on a system that revolves around Easter, which also doesn't occur on the same day every year.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The good times and parades still rolled in New Orleans for Mardi Gras Day celebrations early Tuesday, ahead of expected severe winds, thunderstorms and tornado warnings in the ...

Severe weather alerts caused Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans and other cities throughout the U.S. to be moved up or canceled Erika Goldring/Getty Severe weather systems are threatening Mardi ...

People donning skeleton masks and antlers on their heads gathered ... determined to beat an expected storm and celebrate Mardi Gras Day as they always have. Members of the Northside Skull and ...

Way before COVID and its related mask requirements, New Orleans was all about masks for Mardi Gras. Anyone riding a float is required — by law — to wear a mask, which has yielded decorative ...

“Due to the forecasted high winds and potential threat to public safety, we have made the difficult decision to cancel parades on Mardi Gras Day,” Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng ...

Mardi Gras festivities are underway in New Orleans early Tuesday morning despite a forecast of severe weather expected later in the day. The city’s iconic Fat Tuesday parades are adapting to the ...

Get your beads and King Cakes out! Mardi Gras is officially upon us! The annual celebration is one of the most iconic cultural events in the United States, known for exuberant parades, festive ...

HOUSTON — The origins of Mardi Gras go all the way back to medieval Europe where communities in Italy and France counted down the final days before Lent by living it up. According to historians ...