Susana Ortego Guillory of Elton, Louisiana, has made a 14-year hobby of creating traditional Courir de Mardi Gras costumes for her family, friends and anybody else interested in an authentic rural ...

There’s no limit to what you can wear, so check out a local costume shop or Amazon for ... choose something that incorporates the traditional Mardi Gras colors of purple, green, and gold ...

Masks are another popular accessory for Mardi Gras costumes. Stick to the traditional purple, green, and gold eye masks, or enhance your look with a multicolored jester mask. Floats rolling ...

In between, Krewes and mystic societies hold balls and parades where they dress up in costumes ... word “Mardi” is Tuesday and “gras” means fat. Fat Tuesday comes from the traditional ...

Costumes and festive attire are encouraged ... visit ashevillemardigras.org. King cakes, a traditional Mardi Gras pastry with icing and purple, green and gold sugar sprinkles, and king cake ...

There are over a dozen elaborately themed food booths throughout the park with a mix of traditional Mardi ... the theme is Planet Mardi Gras, so the floats and costumes have cosmic elements.