Mardi Gras marks the final day of Carnival, which is the season of fun and revelry before Lent. Originally a Catholic tradition to use up rich foods before the time of fasting, Mardi Gras is now ...

NEW ORLEANS, La. — As people head back to work Tuesday after the long holiday weekend, beads will be flying, crawfish boiling, and parades rolling in New Orleans as the city celebrates Mardi Gras.

Is today Fat Tuesday? Yes, it's time for Mardi Gras! Here's what we know about the upcoming dates and more for Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday, Lent, Ash Wednesday and Easter: Mardi Gras is ...

From high-energy parades to colorful beads and masks, there are dozens of traditions involved in Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday. Here's what to know about the day known as Mardi Gras. Mardi ...

New Orleans celebrated Mardi Gras in full force Tuesday, with the annual Zulu and Rex parades rolling on the Uptown route. Thousands from all over the world traveled to see the parades. Below are the ...

Everywhere else, it's just Tuesday. But today, New Orleans threw the biggest free party in the world.Latest forecast | Download the WDSU Parade Tracker app | Livestream | Mardi Gras Day parades began ...

(OSV News) — Mardi Gras (“Fat Tuesday”) is the day before Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent. In times of greater Lenten austerity in Catholic countries, Mardi Gras offered an ...

Before sunrise Tuesday, people clad in glitter, masks and papier mache lined up outside Tipitina’s. Inside, dozens of strands of beads, some of them blinking, had been draped around the bust of Henry ...

Editor’s note: This editorial, slightly modified, has appeared during previous Carnival seasons in this newspaper. If Mardi Gras is so great, one might ask, as another Fat Tuesday arrives today, then ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — People leaned out of wrought iron balconies, hollering the iconic phrase “Throw me something, Mister” as a massive Mardi Gras parade rolled down New Orleans’ historic St Charles ...

Following weeks of celebrations and king cake, the 2026 Mardi Gras season will come to a grand end on Fat Tuesday, Feb. 17. While Mardi Gras was initially a religious holiday observed prior to the ...

A lot of people are celebrating Mardi Gras right now with parades, festivals, parties and beads, but where exactly did this tradition come from? There is actually a purpose and meaning behind the ...