Coachella revelers are getting ready to pitch their tents, performing artists are running through their final rehearsals and thousands of global brands are gearing up for what will be one of the biggest content-making weekends of the year.
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Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Every year, on Mardi Gras morning, something extraordinary emerges from the backstreets of New Orleans – groups of Black revelers most tourists will never see.
While some celebrants have greeted these caricatures with cathartic jeers and sneers, others are shocked and outraged.
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Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
1 Apr. 2026
Each year during Passover, at the seder meal, celebrants of the Jewish holiday recite the Ten Plagues of Egypt in sequence while removing 10 drops of wine from their cups.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
The theme this year is NOCTURNA, boasting a fashion-forward, after-dark experience in the desert that will invite partygoers to be inspired by moonlit rituals and the untamed energy of the wild.
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Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
What better way to get into the spirit than allowing partygoers to stay out even later?
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