Lent

In the latest episode of Alabama Out Loud, host Aydan Conchin spotlights communities across Alabama to turn up the volume on the traditions that bring people together. From the final celebrations of Mardi Gras to Lunar New Year gatherings, Ramadan and the start of Lent, she explores how different cultures and faiths mark the season.

A "people's parade" is being planned on Dauphin Island for the upcoming Carnival season.Though the Island Mystics Mardi Gras organization will no longer…