Mardi gras

• Designed as a celebration of Mardi Gras when it opened in 1992, a museum in the New Orleans suburb of Kenner has closed and its stock of memorabilia will go on the auction block.
(The Christian Science Monitor)
• Last year, hotels were giddy with excitement as thousands of students, lured by warmer weather and the freedom of spring break, descended on New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras.
(nola.com)
• Silent and live auctions contribute to the fundraising at Mardi Gras for Homeless Children, sponsored by the Northern Kentucky Restaurant Association at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center on Tuesday, Feb. 21.
(Cincinnati.com)
• The beads were flying all around them, some pooling in the street, some caught by revelers and cherished for a moment — most of them destined, in all likelihood, for the landfill.
(msnbc.com)
• LEESBURG — After several years of austerity, the 15th Leesburg Mardi Gras Party in the Street will kick it up a notch.
(Orlando Sentinel)
• All you need is a mask and a sense of adventure to participate in a Mardi Gras parade through downtown Bellingham next week. Its free and open to all ages and theres no need to register, said organizer Alana Coleman, a local artist.
(Bellingham Herald)
• It's Mardi Gras season again and one of the big traditions is the King Cake. This sugary sweet pastry is loaded with cinnamon and topped with yellow, green and purple colored sugar.
(NBC Chicago)
• This story comes from the Yahoo! Contributor Network, where individuals publish their unique perspectives on some of the world's most popular websites. Mardi Gras in NOLA is more than just Fat Tuesday and paczkis.
(YAHOO!)
• Mardi Gras 2012, or Fat Tuesday, falls on Feb. 21, and is the final day of the festivities known as Carnival celebrated in predominately Catholic locations around the world, most famously in cities such as New Orleans and Rio de Jainaro.
(Huffington Post)