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Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday, is the end of pre-Lenten season and is always celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday. This year it will be celebrated on Tuesday, March 4.

This year, Ash Wednesday falls on March 5, a later date than usual. Fat Tuesday, aka Mardi Gras, is over, which means it's Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent and the 2025 Easter season.

Plus, find out more about how food plays a role in the observance of Ash Wednesday, how this date is related to Fat Tuesday, AKA Mardi Gras, and its connection to the Easter holiday.

Fat Tuesday and Ash Wednesday take place this week, marking the start of Lent. Here are the dates for Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

It's Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday — time 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 ...

Historically, on Fat Tuesday, the custom is to use all the fats in the home before Lent in preparation for fasting and abstinence. The day after Fat Tuesday is known as Ash Wednesday, which is on ...

Mardi Gras marks the end of the pre-Lenten season, while Fat Tuesday is a feast day before the fasting season of Lent begins. Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, is on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

Mardi Gras is Tuesday. Ash Wednesday, Lent, St. Patrick's Day soon coming up. What to know Jessica Skropanic, Redding Record Searchlight Mon, March 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM UTC 4 min read ...

Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, falls on March 5 in 2025. The date of Ash Wednesday changes each year because it depends on the lunar cycles that determine the date of Easter. Christians around the ...

What and when is Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday? Fat Tuesday — Mardi Gras in French — is celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday. This year, Mardi Gras falls on March 4. Need a break?