Mardi Gras in New Orleans, has been in full swing since Jan. 6 and will close on March 4. Michiganders often celebrate with ...

Is today Fat Tuesday? What is the meaning and why do we celebrate? Here's what we know from king cakes to Holy Week schedule.

What date is Fat Tuesday? What is the meaning and why do Catholics celebrate? What we know from paczkis and king cakes to Holy Week.

There was never any question that Mardi Gras would go forward after the New Year’s Day terror attack in New Orleans. But some revelers felt at least a hint of trepidation.

Mardi Gras, which marks the end of the pre-Lenten season and in French means Fat Tuesday, lands on Tuesday, March 4 this year. The name Fat Tuesday stems from the custom of “using all the fats ...

The French name Mardi Gras means Fat Tuesday, from the custom of using all the fats in the home before Lent, according to Britannica. In the United States, the principal Carnival celebration is ...

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Shrove Tuesday is an invitation to: Brittanica.com states Fat Tuesday means the same as the French name Mardi Gras − which comes from the custom of using all the fats in the home in preparation ...

This year’s Mardi Gras, a.k.a. Fat Tuesday, is celebrated March 4. “Mardi Gras is an imported Catholic custom, a religious tradition celebrating the last day of an indulgent Carnival season ...

John Schroder, former Louisiana state treasurer, rides with the Combel's Custom Cruisers at the front ... So he put the Mardi Gras morning procession back on his bucket list.