This year, March 4 is Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, the last day of the Carnival season. It's celebrated in New Orleans and around the United States and the world with parades, balls and parties. But ...

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As we celebrate Fat Tuesday, staring Ash Wednesday and 40 days of Lent straight in the face, it’s a good time to remember, reflect and, possibly, make sure you have money for bail, as the usually ...

From high-energy parades to colorful beads and masks, there are dozens of traditions involved in Mardi Gras, also known as ...

One can last days or weeks. The other packs all the fun in a single day. People having a good time pack the streets of New Orleans, Louisiana during Carnival a few days before Mardi Gras in 2010.

The Mardi Gras season, also known as Carnival, begins on January 6th and ends on March 4th, 2025. The first Mardi Gras celebration in the U.S. took place in 1699, but celebrations were temporarily ...