Ash Wednesday, which is on March 5 this year, marks the first day of Lent. This year, Lent will end on Thursday, April 17. Mardi Gras celebrations in Louisiana officially begin at sundown on ...

The first parade of the Mardi Gras season will roll tonight, less than a week after a man drove his truck into crowds on ...

Happy Mardi Gras! Yes, it's Fat Tuesday. So, laissez les bon temps rouler. Celebrants are letting the good times roll from Rio to New Orleans to right here on the WFUV Question of the Day.

Parades are set to commence Monday less than a week after a deadly truck attack killed 14 people and injured dozens in what ...

While most are recovering from Christmas while preparing to celebrate the coming of a new year, there’s another group of people silently plotting and planning for the first big celebration of ...