Mardi Gras, which is also known as Fat Tuesday, is a day of indulgence that marks the end of Carnival. It's immediately followed by Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Lent is a 40-day season of ...

Parades on Mardi Gras day have been canceled in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, and altered in New Orleans due to the dangers posed by extreme winds that could reach 60 mph in the area on Fat Tuesday ...

But Mardi Gras is an entire season, often called Carnival. It begins 12 days after Christmas on Jan. 6 and lasts until Fat Tuesday, or the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday.

Mardi Gras was celebrated soon after the city of New Orleans was founded in 1718, but was briefly banned when the Spanish took control of New Orleans until Louisiana became a U.S. state in 1812 ...

Mardi Gras is a festive celebration and Carnival, originally a custom where people would use all the fats in their homes before Lent to prepare for fasting and abstinence—hence the name Fat Tuesday.

Some Mardi Gras events and parades are changing due to predicted weather. If you would like to add your event changes to the list, email news@katctv.com.

Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, falls on the day before Ash Wednesday each year, which begins the Lenten season. In 2025, Mardi Gras is on March 4.

Mardi Gras marks the end of the pre-Lenten season, while Fat Tuesday is a feast day before the fasting season of Lent begins. Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, is on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

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 ...

Here’s when Mardi Gras is and a roundup of places in Florida that are having Mardi Gras celebrations. Many are this weekend, on Saturday, Feb. 22.

While Pensacola’s Mardi Gras celebrations date back to 1874, 1900 was the year it found its footing, according to "Mardi Gras, A History from 1900 to 1930" written by Barbara Fisher and ...

Mardi Gras, which is also known as Fat Tuesday, is a day of indulgence that marks the end of Carnival. It's immediately followed by Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Lent is a 40-day season of ...