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So, while Mardi Gras and Shrove Tuesday are both occasions for celebration, they do have some different origins and traditions. On Tuesday, Lent (for Christians in Western countries) concludes. Colorful parades, dazzling costumes, and extravagant balls are just a few of the fun activities associated with the holiday of mardigarra. Mardi Gras (UK: / ˌ m ɑːr d i ˈ ɡ r ɑː /, US: / ˈ m ɑːr d i ɡ r ɑː /; [1] [2] also known as Shrove Tuesday) is the final day of Carnival (also known as Shrovetide or Fastelavn); it thus falls on the day before the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday. [3] Mardi Gras is another name for Shrove Tuesday, and it’s a day of general excess and merrymaking for the same reason: it’s the final day before Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent. You’ve also likely heard of carnival in relation to Mardi Gras, which comes from carnelevare, or “a removing of meat.” Shrove Tuesday is the last day before the fasting period of Lent (for Western Christians), 47 days before Easter Sunday. Shrove Tuesday is also called Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, or Pancake Day. Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday, the end of Carnival. Mardi Gras has many names. Mardi Gras also called Shrove Tuesday, stemming from the practice of "shriving," or purifying oneself through Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) is Carnival’s culmination with a day of parades, parties and indulgence before Lent. Shrove Tuesday is basically the same thing Elaborate masks are another long Fat Tuesday: Known as Shrove Tuesday, Carnival Tuesday, or Mardi Gras (French for “Fat Tuesday“), this day falls on the eve of Ash Wednesday, signifying the beginning of Lent in Western Christianity. Across cultures like Brazil’s Carnaval, New Orleans, and parts of Europe, people revel in elaborate festivities and feasting before the Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday and Fat Tuesday all reference the same day, the Tuesday immediately before Ash Wednesday. The day is the end of the Mardi Gras season and marks the beginning of the This occasion was first established in the 1950s by then-Pope Pius XII. The day is marked by honouring Christ’s holy image, with a novena spoken in the nine days leading up to Shrove Tuesday. 16. It’s also time for Mardi Gras! Shrove Tuesday is also the same day as Mardi Gras in France, which means ‘Fat Tuesday’. What Is Mardi Gras? Mardi Gras is the day before Ash Wednesday, when the Christian season of Lent begins. This day is also called Shrove Tuesday, a name that comes from the practice of “shriving”—purifying oneself through confession—before Lent. For many Christians, Shrove Tuesday is a time to receive penance and absolution. Also known as Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day, Fat Tuesday has a rich history in both the U.S. and across the world and represents a day when Catholics and other Christians come together in celebration before the more subdued observance of Lent. Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras History in New Orleans. Fat Tuesday in America predates the birth of the U.S. In France, the day evolved to Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, and the French settlers brought the tradition to the Americas and New Orleans specifically. In places like Brazil and Italy, Shrove Tuesday became part of Carnival, another party season before Lent. These festivities have grown into some of the most famous celebrations in the world. Pancake Tuesday, which takes place on the same day as Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras), originated in Ireland in the 17th century. It essentially holds the same purpose—initially seeing the Irish people make pancakes with eggs and milk (basically using up their dairy products before Lent). As this is the last day of the Christian liturgical season historically known as Carnival or Shrovetide, before the penitential season of Lent, related popular practices, such as indulging in food that one might give up as their Lenten sacrifice for the upcoming forty days, are associated with Shrove Tuesday celebrations. The term Mardi Gras is Fat Tuesday is another name for Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. It begins the season of Lent for Christians. Fat Tuesday falls on February 25, 2020. It is also easy to see why, when the festival arrived in France, it became known as Mardi Gras, or “Fat Tuesday.” Some even refer to the day before Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent in the Roman Catholic Church, (and those Protestant churches that observe Lent) as Shrove Tuesday. What is the history of Mardi Gras? Shrove Tuesday was born out of Anglo-Saxon Christians being absolved from their sins after 40 days of fasting before Easter (which we call lent). Over the years, Shrove Tuesday went beyond the religious, developing more popular or secularized traditions. In France, the day evolved to Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, and the French settlers brought the tradition to the Americas and New Orleans specifically. Brian Costello, author of Carnival in Louisiana: Celebrating Mardi Gras from the French Quarter to the Red River, writes, "The Carnival season and Mardi Gras day trace their roots from the Bacchanalia and Saturnalia ritual promiscuity of Roman times. With the spread of Christianity, similar revelry occurred during the period of carnival (Latin As Shrove Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday, and Ash Wednesday falls 46 days before Easter, meaning that Mardi Gras can fall in either February or March. In 2025 Easter Sunday falls on April 20.
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