Mardi Gras is a weeks-long celebration that leads up to, and culminates on, Fat Tuesday. Fat Tuesday, also referred to as Shrove Tuesday, falls on the day before Ash Wednesday. Fat Tuesday is often ...

Each year, many people of Christian faith embark on a 40-day ritual of penance and renewal known as Lent. The annual observation is traditionally recognized from Ash Wednesday through Holy Thursday, ...

Fat Tuesday is the culmination of the Carnival season and the day before the start of Lent. It’s marked with parades, balls and celebrations. Get top local stories in Southern California delivered to ...

Tomorrow is Fat Tuesday (and National Pancake Day), and although we may not be in New Orleans, Denver definitely knows how to celebrate. Fat Tuesday originally got its name from the practice of eating ...

NEW BRITAIN, CT. (WFSB) - Today is Fat Tuesday, where many feast on sweet treats before the start of lent. In New Britain, paczkis were flying out the door at local bakery Roly Poly. The treats come ...

The ends of Mardi Gras is Fat Tuesday, which is a big parade day in New Orleans. It’s also the last official day to get king cake. Mardi Gras will last until midnight, and then another day of the ...

Call it Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras, or Shrove Tuesday--today is when Christians traditionally get the reveling out of their systems before the austere 40-day period of Lent begins. In preparation for the ...

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 ...