So what is the meaning behind the beads at Mardi Gras? Here's what we know about why the beads were incorporated into this celebration and why the festival was created to begin with. Here's the ...

NEW ORLEANS — Out on the route, catching throws is great, but what do you do with everything once you get home ... a more sustainable Mardi Gras. "We're recycling beads and throws all along ...

"We encourage you to get them off the street the day of the parade.” Recycling isn't exactly the right word for what happens to New Orleans' Mardi Gras beads. Aside from those used for art ...

Mardi Gras beads dangling from tree limbs are a lovely ... researchers are able to get rapid rates of degradation within three months of planting. Strain says they planted the beads in a ...

The doughnut chain is offering customers who wear Mardi Gras beads to a Krispy Kreme shop on Tuesday, March 4 a free original glazed doughnut, limit one per guest. The offer is available in-shop ...

There are ways to recycle the cheap, plastic beads that have become synonymous with Mardi Gras, but many end up in landfills. They also clog up the city’s 100-year-old drainage system.

Yes, Mardi Gras is Tuesday, but if you want to truly laissez les bons temps rouler, you might as well start on Saturday, March 1, at Call to Arms Brewing in Denver, which throws its annual Mardi Gras ...

Webber said that groups, called krewes, organize parades and distribute beads ... wants to get a coconut,” she said. “It is very much so one of the most sought-after Mardi Gras souvenirs.” ...

Get in the carnival spirit with live music, beads, Mardi Gras mask craft station, face painting, creole cajun food, King Cake and of course – craft beer! This year, celebrate Mardi Gras in ...

The Carnival season will end on Mardi Gras, which is now one week away! From parades to colorful beads and masks, there are dozens of traditions involved in Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday.