Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler – Let the Good Times Roll!

By Sara Pic (Follow us on LinkedIn) It is Carnival season in New Orleans. And I do mean season – Carnival begins on January 6th every year, also known as Epiphany and Three Kings Day, and extends until the day before Ash Wednesday, known as Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday. Mardi Gras, and the weeks that

J’ouvert and Playing Mas’: Why Carnival Matters

By Aesha Duval (Follow us on LinkedIn) Starting this week and into the first week of January 2023, the island of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands will be celebrating its 70th Anniversary of the Crucian Christmas Festival. Although called festival by locals, it is essentially St. Croix’s Carnival and it will be the first one