What date is Fat Tuesday? What is the meaning and why do we celebrate? Here's what we know from paczkis to Holy Week.

Mardi Gras in New Orleans, has been in full swing since Jan. 6 and will close on March 4. Michiganders often celebrate with ...

The fried treats were born out of a melding of European Carnival and Catholic cultures that were brought to Milwaukee by ...

Fat Tuesday, the day before the start of Lent, is celebrated as Mardi Gras in New Orleans and Carnival in Brazil, but you don ...

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Previewing 30 New Orleans and Jefferson Parish parades with themes, royalty, special guests, throws, maps and more.

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

PANCAKE Tuesday is one of the best days of the year – but what the flip is it all about? Officially known as Shrove Tuesday, ...

Pączki, king cake, Swedish semlor: you can find innumerable varieties all across Chicago and the suburbs for your Fat Tuesday ...

Baker Benji’s is already in the Mardi Gras spirit offering paczki, beignets, King Cake and much more. The Old North Dayton bakery is carrying Mardi Gras-inspired items in its case until March 8.

Historically, paczki was created to use up eggs, lard, sugar and jams before the Lent fasting began on Ash Wednesday.