Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, is on Tuesday, March 4. (Mardi Gras means Fat Tuesday in French.) It is a festive day of glutinous indulgence, reflecting the practice of the last night of ...

Fat Tuesday also precedes Ash Wednesday, marking the first day of Lent, a period that lasts for forty days. Easter Sunday will be celebrated on April 20.

If Fat Tuesday is on Tuesday, March 4, that means Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent falls on Wednesday, March 5. The 40-day observance ends on Thursday, April 17. When is Easter in 2025?

The Mardi Gras season always begins on Jan. 6, the 12th day after Christmas. However, the final weeks before Fat Tuesday are the most opulent.

Fat Tuesday marks the last day of these festivities, which makes for one big hoorah in New Orleans. What do you eat on Fat Tuesday? Uh, pretty much anything and everything!

The Mardi Gras season always begins on Jan. 6, the 12th day after Christmas. However, the final weeks before Fat Tuesday are the most opulent.

Today is Fat Tuesday, marking the last day before the Christian season of Lent. While it's also known as Mardi Gras — and they're surely celebrating up a storm with parades, ...

The Mardi Gras season always begins on Jan. 6, the 12th day after Christmas. However, the final weeks before Fat Tuesday are the most opulent.

The Mardi Gras season always begins on Jan. 6, the 12th day after Christmas. However, the final weeks before Fat Tuesday are the most opulent.

The Mardi Gras season always begins on Jan. 6, the 12th day after Christmas. However, the final weeks before Fat Tuesday are the most opulent.

The Mardi Gras season always begins on Jan. 6, the 12th day after Christmas. However, the final weeks before Fat Tuesday are the most opulent. Enjoy your last bites of king cake as the colorful ...