Carnival Season typically starts after Epiphany on Jan. 6 and culminates on Ash Wednesday, which falls on March 5 this year.

rooted in pagan festivals that celebrated the arrival of spring. In the 4th century, these festivals were adapted by ...

Vice’s new documentary, “Vice’s Guide to Mardi Gras,” explores the Cajun tradition of Mardi Gras, known as Courir de Mardi Gras. The documentary highlights the physicality and revelry of ...

The origins of Carnival trace back to ancient times, rooted in pagan festivals that celebrated ... before the penitential observance of Lent. Mardi Gras' origins can be traced back to France ...