Mardi Gras is one of the best celebrations of the year. Between the masks, the music, the beads and the king cake, few festive occasions can measure up to how much we let loose during Carnival season.

Mardi Gras, French for Fat Tuesday, is synonymous with revelry before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. Festivities begin on Jan. 6, known as the Feast of the Epiphany, Twelfth Night or Three ...

(Stacker) — The history of Mardi Gras originates in what is now Italy. Dating back thousands of years to pagan spring and fertility rites, the holiday shaped into its current self in heavily Roman ...

When you think Mardi Gras, you likely think parties, parades, and masks in green and gold, and purple. You might have feasted on a colorful sprinkle-topped king cake or know that it comes right before ...

When you first think of Mardi Gras, what most immediately comes to mind? Is it revelers catching beads? Big parades down in New Orleans? A delicious king cake bedecked in yellow, purple, and green?

Knights of Chaos will lead Thursday Mardi Gras parades in 2026; Babylon and Muses follow with earlier start times.

(CNN) — Here’s a look at Mardi Gras, a celebration held the day before the fasting season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras, French for Fat Tuesday, is also known as Shrove Tuesday. Mardi ...

(CNN) — 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 ...