Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday, is the end of pre-Lenten season and is always celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday. This year it will be celebrated on Tuesday, March 4. Ash ...

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

Easter falls on the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox. This year, Easter is Sunday, April 20.