Having begun in 1703, the Carnival of Mobile in Alabama is the oldest annual carnival celebration in the United States. In 1857, members of a mystical Mobilian society then brought Mardi Gras to New Orleans.

Joseph Stillwell Cain is affectionately known as 'Joe Cain'.The Sunday before Mardi Gras is still celebrated as 'Joe Cain Day,' where anyone who wishe can join in the parade.

Joseph Cain founded the Order of Myths, Which still holds the final parade in Mobile on Mardi Gras night.

The Cowbellion of Rakin Society was the first mystic society created in 1830 by Michael Kraft in Alabam, Unites States.

The original mystic society, the de Rakin Society Cowbellion Marched The Streets of Mobile on New Year's Eve.

The Polka Dots were the first women's society in Mobile, holding their first parade in 1949.

In 1857, members of a mystical Mobilian society then brought Mardi Gras to New Orleans. The Carnival of New Orleans, United States, also called the Mardi Gras of New Orleans in Louisiana, is one of the most famous carnival celebrations of the world held annually in Louisiana. The parades in New Orleans are organized by organisations called the Carnival Krewes.

The Krewes are organizations that sponsor parades, balls and other festivities during the carnival and Mardi Gras in New Orleans. The Carnival of New Orleans, United States, also called the Mardi Gras of New Orleans in Louisiana, is one of the most famous carnival celebrations of the world held annually in Louisiana.

The Crewe of Comos still holds parades at Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

The Carnival of Notting Hill in London takes place on the streets of Notting Hill and is the the second largest street festival of the world. It is led by the members of the Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean population and is heavily influenced by the Caribbean culture, especially its music.

At the Carnival of Dunkirk in France, there are musical bands which parade through the streets led by a major drum and there are carnival balls where the participants gather at night to celebrate the carnival.

Dance halls called 'Universities' hold masked balls during which men dance with the Touloulous, the most famous characters of the Carnival of French Guiana.

The Carnival of Nice is a great event that lasts two weeks.

The Carnival of Binche is most famous in Belgium attracting more and more visitors from around the world. The 'Gilles' or the priests wearing carnival wax masks whose costume is legendary, are the main characters of the Carnival of Binche in Belgium.

According to tradition, at the Carnival of Paris, there is a parade of the Fat Ox called the Promenade du Boeuf Gras, another historic name of the Carnival of Paris.

The Battle of Flowers (Bataille des Fleurs in French) is a famous flower show of the Carnival of Nice. It is presented in the form of a parade of twenty floats where young men and women throw flowers to the spectators. In 1876, Andriot Saëtone created the first Battle of Flowers on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice. The French writer Apphonse Karr, a resident of Nice was passionate about flowers and was at the origin of this show. He wanted a show where people could throw bouquets of fragrant flowers at each other's face.

The Carnival of Limoux in France is is considered to be the world's longest carnival, lasting 3 months from January to May.

The Carnival of Montevideo in Uruguay is the second longest of the world, with more than 80 days of celebration. The longest carnival of the world is the Carnival of Limoux in France lasting 3 months.

The carnival appeared in Brazil in 1723.

The first ball of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro took place in 1840.

The carnival appeared in Brazil with the wave of emigration of Portuguese islands: the Azores, Cape Verde and Madeira.

Jouvert (or Jouvay) from the French Jour Ouvert is the pre-dawn opening ritual of the Trinidad Carnival, when thousands of revelers form themselves into bands and parade on the streets covered in pigments, in what is called "Dirty Mass".

Masks and masquerades have always been a central feature of the Venetian carnival. They can be made of leather or papier-mâché.

Fastelavnsbolle (Fastenlavns buns) also known in English as "shrovetide bun" or "lenten bun" is a traditional pastry from Denmark and Norway, associated with day of Mardi Gras. It is a round sweet roll usually covered with icing and sometimes filled with whipped cream. Similar buns are eaten in other northern European countries, for example the Swedish Semla.