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Lundi Gras. French for Fat Monday, Lundi Gras is the day before Mardi Gras. It was celebrated from 1874 to 1917 with Rex’s arrival by steamboat. In 1987, the custom was revived and now Lundi Gras includes parades, concerts and Carnival activities staged by both Rex and Zulu. Rex. One of the oldest krewes still parading. Rex rolls on Fat Tuesday. Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras, also called Fat Tuesday, is a holiday celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras is a French term meaning “Fat Tuesday”, referring to the practice of the last night of eating rich, fatty foods before the fasting of the Lenten season. 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] The Monday immediately before Mardi Gras Day – also called Lundi Gras, “Fat Monday,” or “Shrove Monday” – holds its own ever-evolving traditions and celebrations. Prior to 1987, Monday was typically a day of rest, a welcomed break between the weekend and Mardi Gras Day. But Mardi Gras is an entire season, often called Carnival. It begins 12 days after Christmas on Jan. 6 and lasts until Fat Tuesday, or the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. Celebrations are concentrated for about two weeks before and through Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday (the start of lent in the Western Christian tradition). Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday, the season is known as Carnival and begins on 12th Night, January 6th, and extends until midnight before Ash Wednesday. Club, or Krewe Mardi Gras is traditionally celebrated on “Fat Tuesday,” the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent. In many areas, however, Mardi Gras has evolved into a week-long festival. Mardi When is the best time to go to Mardi Gras? It is fun to be in New Orleans throughout the Mardi Gras season, but the biggest celebrations and parades begin one week before Mardi Gras Day. A marathon of parades and super-krewes roll every single night. 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.” 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 Prior to that week, various parades roll in neighborhoods across the city (mostly on weekends) beginning on January 6th. The most historic parades include Proteus on Lundi Gras, and Rex and Zulu on Fat Tuesday. The largest parades are Endymion on the Saturday before Mardi Gras and Bacchus on the Sunday before Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras also called Shrove Tuesday, stemming from the practice of "shriving," or purifying oneself through confession before lent, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. While the dates and exact celebrations of Carnival vary by location, the United States celebrates Mardi Gras beginning 10 days before Shrove Tuesday, also called “Pancake Tuesday” or Mardi Gras will always fall on the day before Ash Wednesday, which is always about seven weeks before Easter. that begins on Jan. 6 and is called "Twelfth Night," also known as the Epiphany Mardi Gras also called Shrove Tuesday, stemming from the practice of "shriving," or purifying oneself through confession before lent, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. There is a lot of activity, but not near the intensity, the second weekend before Mardi Gras (sometimes referred to as "Mardi Gras Lite"), this coming year February 25-27. To answer your question, expect low intensity February 28 and March 1, medium intensity February 25, 26 & 27 and March 2 & 3, and high intensity March 4-8. Edited: 14 years ago 2024 Mardi Gras NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - FEBRUARY 12: The King of Proteus, whose identity is never revealed to the public, leads his krewe's 2024 parade along the traditional Uptown parade route Mardi Gras will always fall on the day before Ash Wednesday, which is always about seven weeks before Easter. that begins on Jan. 6 and is called "Twelfth Night," also known as the Epiphany Also called Shrove Tuesday, Mardi Gras, is usually the last day of Carnival, a week- to month-long celebration in Christian, mostly Roman Catholic, tradition. Mardi Gras is a presented as a great festival, a boisterous carne vale--or "good-bye to the flesh"--that serves as the last sowing of wild oats before the onset of the sober season of While the dates and exact celebrations of Carnival vary by location, the United States celebrates Mardi Gras beginning 10 days before Shrove Tuesday, also called “Pancake Tuesday” or
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