Tag: King cakes
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Think Carnival season is only celebrated in New Orleans? Not so fast!
Carnival is here! In our last blog post, we dug into how the ways New Orleans celebrates this special season can be traced back thousands of years to ancient Europe. We learned why we have these traditions leading up to Mardi Gras, but these traditions aren’t ours alone. While we are celebrating the Carnival season…
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Discover the roots of Carnival season—a worldwide phenomenon!
During Mardi Gras, the Greater New Orleans Area—and really most of Louisiana—feels like a one-of-a-kind place! In fact, we have a phrase to describe this feeling: “Everywhere else it’s just Tuesday.” The traditions of Louisiana during our weeks-long Carnival season are definitely special. Other places in the world have their version of king cake, for…
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You think you know Mardi Gras? How about Cajun Country’s Courir de Mardi Gras?!
Carnival is here again and many of us who have been in the area for a while consider ourselves to be a bit of a Mardi Gras expert. That’s fair—at least as it pertains to the Greater New Orleans Area. As you may be aware, only two-and-a-half hours west on Interstate 10, there’s a Mardi…
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Did you know king cake used to be a one-day-a-year treat?
Everyone in our slice of Louisiana is fully aware that king cake season begins on January 6. It’s the beginning of Carnival season, which means our favorite purple, green, and gold treat is available all the way until Mardi Gras. But what many people — and we’d wager to say most people — don’t realize…
