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Tuesday, March 4 is Fat Tuesday. Find out what to know about the annual celebration, Mardi Gras, Lent, Easter and everything else related to the 2025 holiday.

Easter Sunday will be celebrated on April 20. Historically, people celebrate Fat Tuesday by using up all the fats in their homes in preparation for Lent, which is a time of fasting and abstinence.

Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, originated in France, but became popular in New Orleans due to the city’s French influence. Here's when it is.

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.

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.

Fat Tuesday is typically celebrated with parades and other festivities. Parades are typically organized by “krewes,” which are carnival clubs that have kings, queens, royal courts and more.

Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras, Fastnacht Day -- Feb. 25 is going by a lot of names in 2020. Here's the reason why.

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, with sprawling parades, parties and masquerade balls.

Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, originated in France but became a popular holiday in New Orleans due to the city’s French influence. Today, most major cities across the country have ...

Fat Tuesday is about readying oneself for Lent, not just by feasting before a fast. For Christians, it is a time to reflect, confess and ready one's spirit for the forty days of repentance that is ...