Here’s a look at Mardi Gras, a celebration held the day before the fasting season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. March 4, 2025 – Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday). January 6 – Carnival season celebrations ...

Here's what you need to know about Mardi Gras in Mississippi, where to find family fun events around the state during Carnival, when to get king cake.

March 4, 2025 – Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday). January 6 – Carnival season celebrations begin on this date each year, continuing through midnight on Fat Tuesday. Mardi Gras, French for Fat Tuesday ...

Here we’re keeping track of Mardi Gras 2025 parade schedules in Mobile. Fat Tuesday is March 4, 2025, but Mardi Gras parades in Mobile roll well ahead of the holiday. Here is the schedule ...

So Mardi Gras is always 47 days before Easter (40 days of Lent and seven Sundays). The day after Fat Tuesday is Ash Wednesday, which kicks off 40s days of Lent. People are encouraged to sacrifice ...

It's Mardi Gras season and there's a new tradition starting in Shreveport. It's the inaugural King Cake Crawl.

Here we’re keeping track of Mardi Gras 2025 parade schedules in Southeast Mississippi. Fat Tuesday is March 4, 2025, but Mardi Gras parades in Mississippi roll well ahead of the holiday.

Mardi Gras is traditionally celebrated on “Fat Tuesday,” the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent. In many areas, however, Mardi Gras has evolved into a week-long festival.

Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday," according to Britannica. Historically, on Mardi Gras, people were meant to use "all the fats in the home before Lent in preparation for fasting and ...

Mardi Gras is sort of a moveable feast, and we’re in for a couple of big swings. For 2025, Fat Tuesday falls on March 4, three weeks later than 2024’s Feb. 13 date. How much of a difference ...