The objects are indeed real – they are the centuries-old skeletal, human remains exhumed from Rome's underground catacombs.

Get your beads and King Cakes out ... The origins of Carnival trace back to ancient times, rooted in pagan festivals that celebrated the arrival of spring. In the 4th century, these festivals ...

Krewes of all kinds paraded down the streets in decked-out floats and revelers caught beads thrown by the krewes ... dates back thousands of years to pagan celebrations of spring and fertility ...

Celebrated on Tuesday March 4 this year, the holiday is one big party: think music-filled parades, colorful beads, exposed chests ... pre-Christian, pagan harvest celebrations.

Laissez les bons temps rouler! Let the good times roll — Fat Tuesday is just around the corner! The streets of New Orleans will come alive with energy as colorful costumed characters and lively ...

The Carnival season, or Mardi Gras season, officially begins on Epiphany, Jan. 6, and lasts through Fat Tuesday.

! With beads, booze, masks, parades, dancing, candy, and glitter: Mardi Gra s has begun in the Big Easy and revelers are ready as ever. Fat Tuesday – or Mardi Gras, in French – officially ...

It’s a festival with roots in pagan times that has grown in grandeur, particularly in New Orleans. Communities come together, donning costumes, exchanging beads, and enjoying street parties. It ...

The moment you cross the threshold of Antiques & Oddities in Cook, Washington, the present day seems to recede like an ...