Carnival Season typically starts after Epiphany on Jan. 6 and culminates on Ash Wednesday, which falls on March 5 this year.

The Waldorf University Jazz Ensemble will host its annual Fat Tuesday Jazz Concert at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4 in the Boman ...

New Orleans erupts into a dazzling display of parades, music, and revelry for Mardi Gras. Known as "Fat Tuesday," this celebration marks the final day before Lent and is so deeply ingrained in ...

What is Shrove Tuesday and when is it celebrated? - Butter your frying pans because Pancake Day is nearly upon us ...

Every Carnival in Tenosique, Tabasco, wooden men, priestesses and jaguars ritually overcome an evil god in the dance of El Pochó.

Mardi Gras, which began as a religious holiday, has become a weeks-long celebration, one that gives millions the chance to let loose before Lent.

Mardi Gras in New Orleans, has been in full swing since Jan. 6 and will close with a final celebration on March 4 with a Fat Tuesday celebration.

Polish-American communities embrace pączki on Fat Tuesday, preserving family traditions and indulging in sweet, jelly-filled ...

In the midst of this bleak, blinding-white abyss called Minnesota, I’m missing my Mississippi roots. Instead of intermittent shades of gray skies, white and coal-black soil, I’m ...

Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, is less than a month away. Here's what to know about the end of the vibrant ...

The term "Fat Tuesday" originates from the tradition of using up all the fats in the home before Lent as preparation for fasting and abstinence. Lent is a 40-day season of prayer and fasting observed ...

One folk tradition that continues in some homes on St. Brigid's Day (or Imbolc) is that of the Brigid's Bed. The girls and young unmarried women of the household or village create a corn dolly to ...