Mardi Gras in New Orleans, also known as Carnival, has been in full swing since Jan. 6 and will close with a grand, final celebration on March 4, better known as Fat Tuesday. Originating from ...

This year’s Carnival celebrations, which run until March 4, are dedicated to the famed philanderer Giacomo Casanova, who was born in Venice 300 years ago. Casanova is mostly remembered for the ...