Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday have officially arrived ... Easter runs late in 2025 due to the calendar system. On the Gregorian calendar, used by most Christian denominations, Easter typically ...

March 2025 is officially here and the month has a lot going on. Here's a list of notable dates so you can know what to plan for.

The Carnival season, or Mardi Gras season, officially begins on Epiphany, Jan. 6, and lasts through Fat Tuesday.

With 12th Night on Jan. 6 marking the start of Carnival, the 2025 season lasted 58 days. The 2026 season won't be quite as long, with 43 days from Jan. 6 to Fat Tuesday on Feb. 17.

“While best known for parties, costumes and beads, Mardi Gras has religious origins in the Catholic calendar as well as in pre-Christian pagan celebrations,” HuffPost tells us ...

Given Mardi Gras is relatively late in the calendar this year, the chart provides useful context as you figure out whether to bring a jacket or not. For example, the chart tells us that normal ...

Mardi Gras is a celebratory day marking the close ... Easter runs late in 2025 due to the calendar system. On the Gregorian calendar, used by most Christian denominations, Easter typically falls ...

Mardi Gras isn't just about excess ... and that there's some of this funky magic to be found in the rest of the doldrum calendar year. So, no, you can't party hard every single day, but you ...

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Mardi Gras is officially upon us ... these festivals were adapted by Christians and incorporated into the liturgical calendar as a period of indulgence before the penitential observance of ...