When is Mardi Gras? Why Fat Tuesday is celebrated, the origins of the holiday
The Carnival season, or Mardi Gras season, officially begins on Epiphany, Jan. 6, and lasts through Fat Tuesday.
Mardi Gras 2025: Parade schedule, routes, what to know about the celebration
New Orleans takes Mardi Gras seriously, with traditions including king cake and parades beginning in January and lasting for weeks until the actual holiday itself. Here's everything to know. This year ...
Forget the Mardi Gras Beads. This Year’s Best Catch Is a Cookbook.
Of all the gifts thrown at the New Orleans parades, one of the newest and most unusual is a collection of South Asian family ...
Triple-threat storm bears down on central and southern US, disrupting Mardi Gras celebrations and bringing blizzard warnings
More than 55 million people across the central and southern US are at risk of severe weather on Tuesday as a violent storm sweeps across the country, bringing the potential for blizzard conditions, ...
As Mardi Gras approaches in New Orleans, maskers and parades take center stage
Carnival season 2025 is approaching its climax in New Orleans and all the Gulf Coast. Big parades are rolling down the main ...
Our best Mardi Gras recipes to let the good times roll
This year’s Mardi Gras, a.k.a. Fat Tuesday, is celebrated March 4. “Mardi Gras is an imported Catholic custom, a religious tradition celebrating the last day of an indulgent Carnival season, preceding ...