Twelfth Night rings in 2025 Mardi Gras season

What is Twelfth Night? Here's the history behind New Orleans' Mardi Gras kickoff.
Do you know the history of Twelfth Night? Here's how it came to be known as the start of the Carnival season in New Orleans.
Twelfth Night rings in the 2025 Mardi Gras season
As the sun set Sunday night, the 2025 Mardi Gras season officially began. Twelfth Night represents the 12 days after Christmas, wrapping up the holiday season and allowing revelers to begin their carnival celebrations.
Carnival season kicks off in New Orleans with Twelfth Night festivities, days after terror attack
The 2025 Carnival season in New Orleans began taking shape against a somber backdrop Monday (Jan. 6), but with Twelfth Night celebrants eager to show the city would not be bowed by the New Year’s Day terror attack on Bourbon Street.
Days after attack, Carnival season kicks off with Twelfth Night parades
Days after a man killed 14 and injured dozens more in a terrorist attack on Bourbon Street, hundreds gathered blocks away in the French Quarter Monday evening (Jan. 6) to kick off Carnival season with the Société Des Champs Elysée and Krewe of Joan of Arc Twelfth Night parades.
When is Twelfth Night 2025 and what is the history of the tradition?
Twelfth Night is a Christian celebration that marks the end of the 12 days of Christmas and the start of Epiphany. Epiphany is recognised as the day that the Three Wise Men, or the Magi, visited the baby Jesus, and is considered by Christians to be the end of the Christmas season.
New Orleans turns the page toward Mardi Gras
December 6th marks Twelfth Night, when the region turns its collective attention toward Mardi Gras. While the recent terror attack has cast a pall over the new year … all indications are that crowds a
Trees torched in Ogden Dunes to celebrate Twelfth Night, end of Christmas
As Christmas trees were incinerated in a giant bonfire in Ogden Dunes, Daina Lattimer and her daughter Vaiva Lattimer, 11, ...
What Is Twelfth Night, And What Does It Have To Do With Christmas Decorations?
Twelfth Night is not a national holiday in the UK and is nowhere near as celebrated as Christmas. But, you may well have ...
Krewes enhance security for Twelfth Night parades amid safety concerns
NEW ORLEANS — Five days after a tragedy rocked New Orleans, krewes are marching forward into Carnival season and beefing up ...
Phunny Phorty Phellows take Twelfth Night streetcar ride in New Orleans
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Pleasant Prairie marks 'Twelfth Night' with Christmas tree bonfire
The Kenosha County community marks the Twelfth Night with a bonfire of Christmas trees.
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See the Phabulous Phunny Phorty Phellows roll on Twelfth Night in New Orleans
The Fellows spread good will through the city while riding the entire St. Charles Ave. streetcar loop. The Phellows are an ...
Twelfth Night cake: Origins and recipe for end of Christmas bake including ‘perfect’ Roscón de Reyes
In the UK, the Twelfth Night cake was very similar to a Christmas cake, a dense fruit cake with nuts and spices. In Europe, the cake is a bit lighter and can be a brioche style large doughnut shape ...
12th Night marked with song and dance
The community celebrated the end of the Christmas holiday with the 14th annual 12th Night Celebration at the United Methodist Church on Saturday. The celebration featured song and dance, as well as a ...