(Or up close: In January ... This year’s holiday falls on Tuesday, March 4. Mardi Gras, French for “Fat Tuesday,” is New Orleans’ largest annual celebration and marks the end of the ...

It's Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday — to kick off the 2025 Easter ... Mardi Gras is also called Shrove Tuesday, coming from the practice of "shriving," which means purifying oneself through ...