In California, Nevada City and Yountville in the Napa Valley host Mardi Gras celebrations on Saturday, March 1. San Diego takes the King Cake with its five-day bash from Friday, Feb. 28 to Tuesday ...

Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras in French, is a celebration traditionally held before the observance of Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the Christian Lenten season. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty ...

Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday and Lent start later this year. Story by Maria Francis, USA TODAY NETWORK • 1w. Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, will kick off a late start to the 2025 Lenten ...

It's Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday — to kick off the 2025 Easter season, followed by Ash Wednesday which will give way to the start of the Lent.. Unlike many other holidays, the dates of Easter ...

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In New Orleans, the change from Mardi Gras to Lent is striking. Religion. In New Orleans, Mardi Gras gives way to Lent and a quiet focus on spirituality. April 13, 2025 7:59 AM ET.

When is Fat Tuesday — Mardi Gras 2025? NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - FEBRUARY 25: A reveler make their way through the French Quarter during Fat Tuesday celebrations on February 25, 2020 in New ...

Traditionally for cities with strong Catholic roots, like New Orleans, Mardi Gras is a day of wild partying, parades and extravagant eating before fasting on Ash Wednesday and Lent begins.

Traditionally for cities with strong Catholic roots, like New Orleans, Mardi Gras is a day of wild partying, parades and extravagant eating before fasting on Ash Wednesday and Lent begins. In the 20th ...