Carnival royalty and citizens gathered for an annual tradition in Biloxi.
The city held its Twelfth Night Celebration. Twelfth Night is the traditional festival on the night before epiphany, the official start of the Mardi Gras season.
Crowds rallied at the Biloxi Visitors Center to watch as the Christmas lights surrounding the Biloxi Lighthouse were turned off, signifying the end of the Christmas season.
After, they paraded down to City Hall to watch it become illuminated in purple, green, and gold, signifying the beginning of the Carnival season.
Mardi Gras has been…
