Is the celebration really all about green, purple and gold? Why were these three colors ... dazzling Mardi Gras floats and ...

Some might even say the combination is gauche. But if you live in New Orleans, the purple, green and gold tri-color is a pledge of allegiance to something sacred: Mardi Gras. In 1892, the Rex ...

Gold stands for power — and on Mardi Gras, it can be found everywhere. So, there you have it. Of course, you can wear pretty much whatever you want on Mardi Gras — it's a day that's sort of ...

If you count yourself among them, then you may already have your tree picked out, the lights hung and your red and green holiday ... colors like gold, white and purple — have become associated ...

IT’S CARNIVAL TIME! Time to stock up all manner of items in all iterations of purple, green and gold! This is by no means an exhaustive list — just a teaser to urge everyone to get out there ...

had purple and gold ribbon, but not green. The store was, indeed, getting ready for Mardi Gras, but there was a delay in the delivery of green ribbon. So, Coates bought what was available.

Now, researchers at the University of Granada may have solved one of its modern mysteries: why sections of its gold decorations are turning purple. Constructed principally between the 13th and 14th ...

Gold 6ft tree ... and teaming it with a stunning purple console table from Heal's. But there's no reason not to theme your decorations in this way. There's been a great hoohah about whether ...

But scientists say they now understand the chemistry behind the purple tinge. Analyses reveal that as the gilding decayed, it formed gold spheres invisible to the naked eye that are responsible ...

The colors of Mardi Gras first surfaced in New Orleans, but it's not clear why purple, green and gold were chosen. Those colors appeared in 1872 as part of a spectacle honoring the New Orleans ...

The colors of Mardi Gras first surfaced in New Orleans, but it's not clear why purple, green and gold were chosen. Those colors appeared in 1872 as part of a spectacle honoring the New Orleans ...