Translated to English, "Mardi Gras" means "Fat Tuesday." Mardi is the French word for Tuesday, and gras means "fat." This ...
The annual foire au gras in the south of France might just be the richest — and Frenchest — holiday tradition on earth.
On the eve of the holiday in 1699, French explorers arrived near present-day New Orleans on the Mississippi River, celebrated, and named the plot Pointe du Mardi Gras. However, the city of New ...
During Alabama football player press conferences, freshman Ryan Williams flashed his festive manicure and said, "We the real ...