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Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday. Like Ash Wednesday and Easter, Mardi Gras' date changes annually based on the Spring Equinox. Mardi Gras will always fall on the day before Ash Wednesday Fat Tuesday — Mardi Gras in French — is celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday. This year, Mardi Gras falls on March 4, 2025. The name Fat Tuesday comes from households using up all the fats In 2025, Mardi Gras falls on Tuesday, March 4. Like Ash Wednesday and Easter, Mardi Gras' date changes depending on the Spring Equinox and can even be in a different month from year to year. Fat Tuesday changes every year because Easter Sunday is never on the same Sunday each year. Fat Tuesday is always the day before Ash Wednesday. Most visitors plan to arrive no later than the Saturday prior to Mardi Gras day and stay through Ash Wednesday. Check out our dates page to see when Fat Tuesday will fall through the next few years. Mardi Gras, regarded as the last celebration before the start of Lent leading up to Easter, will take place on March 4 this year, according to the Mardi Gras New Orleans website. It always falls Fat Tuesday, often seen as the final burst of excitement before the solemn preparations for Easter, falls on March 4 this year. It always occurs the day before Ash Wednesday. When is Ash Wednesday Fat Tuesday, regarded as the last celebration before the start of Lent leading up to Easter, will take place on March 4 this year, according to the Mardi Gras New Orleans website. It always falls 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 French for "Fat Tuesday", referring to it being the last day of Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, which takes place March 4, marks the party’s climax and the end of Carnival Season on the Gulf Coast. The conclusion falls the day before Ash Wednesday and is seen as a final day of feasting and revelry before the solemnity of Lent. It always ends on Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of Lent. Fat Tuesday this year falls on March 4. Related: When is Ash Wednesday in 2025? Ash Wednesday is the hard line on the calendar between the excess of Mardi Gras or Shrove Tuesday and the start of Lent and fasting. Like all things associated with Lent, the day that Ash Wednesday falls on changes depending on when Easter is that year. In 2024, Ash Wednesday is on February 14, and it’s on March 5 in 2025. What is Lent? The final day of Carnival is Mardi Gras, which always falls on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. Download USA TODAY's app to get to the heart of news When is Mardi Gras 2025? The final day of Carnival is Mardi Gras, which always falls on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. Download USA TODAY's app to get to the heart of news When is Mardi Gras 2025? Fat Tuesday, regarded as the last celebration before the start of Lent leading up to Easter, will take place on March 4 this year, according to the Mardi Gras New Orleans website. It always falls (1) Mardi Gras always falls on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, so its held in February or early March. [ (2) At that time of year, you can only hope the weather will be warm.(3) But, regardless of the weather, my family tries to go to several parades and at least one costume ball. In 2025, Mardi Gras falls on Tuesday, March 4. Like Ash Wednesday and Easter, Mardi Gras' date changes depending on the Spring Equinox and can even be in a different month from year to year. In 2025, Mardi Gras falls on Tuesday, March 4. Like Ash Wednesday and Easter, Mardi Gras' date changes depending on the Spring Equinox and can even be in a different month from year to year. In 2025, Mardi Gras falls on Tuesday, March 4. Like Ash Wednesday and Easter, Mardi Gras' date changes depending on the Spring Equinox and can even be in a different month from year to year. In 2025, Mardi Gras falls on Tuesday, March 4. Like Ash Wednesday and Easter, Mardi Gras' date changes depending on the Spring Equinox and can even be in a different month from year to year. In 2025, Mardi Gras falls on Tuesday, March 4. Like Ash Wednesday and Easter, Mardi Gras' date changes depending on the Spring Equinox and can even be in a different month from year to year.
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