It's carnival season! Mardi Gras (also known as Fat Tuesday) is a cultural celebration that occurs in the United States and ...

Mardi Gras in New Orleans, also known as Carnival, has been in full swing since Jan. 6 and will close with a grand, final celebration on March 4, better known as Fat Tuesday.

Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, marks the final day of indulgence before the season of Lent begins in many Christian traditions. It is the day before Ash Wednesday, which kicks off a season of fasting ...

From high-energy parades to colorful beads and masks, there are dozens of traditions involved in Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday. The holiday which is less than a week away, is just ahead of ...

The term "Fat Tuesday" originates from the tradition of using up all the fats in the home before Lent as preparation for fasting and abstinence. When is Ash Wednesday 2025?

Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, is less than a month away. Here's what to know about the end of the vibrant celebration.

As Fat Tuesday approaches, Polish communities around the world prepare for one of their most beloved traditions—pączki, a deep-fried, jelly-filled doughnut that marks the final indulgence ...

Your Fat Tuesday traditions may change, given a major schedule shift by Rex Organization. ... The King of Carnival will now toast the Queen at a new location Uptown, bucking decades of tradition.

When you mix European carnival culture, Catholicism and immigration, you get a Polish delicacy worth standing in line for hours for. Paczki are typically eaten on Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash ...

Musicians and Fat Tuesday marchers have made their way through 18th & Vine, the Crossroads, and the Westside neighborhood for decades — rain, sleet or snow. The colorfully-dressed revelers ...

For the Fat Tuesday holiday, one local bakery is trying to keep its tradition of nearly four decades alive. However, with the prices of ingredients on the rise, it is proving to be more of a ...