Is today Fat Tuesday? What is the meaning and why do we celebrate? Here's what we know from king cakes to Holy Week schedule.

Mardi Gras or 'Fat Tuesday' is here, while Ash Wednesday will kick off the start of Lent and 'fish' Fridays. Here are the ...

Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, marks the final day of indulgence before the season of Lent begins in many Christian traditions.

Lent is a period of 40 days which many Christians observe as a time of fasting, abstinence and penitence - here is everything ...

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

The holiday is celebrated in New Orleans and around the world, but what exactly is Fat Tuesday, and why is it also called Paczki day?

Mardi Gras gives people the opportunity to celebrate before the Lenten season, where many give up habits for 40 days. Here's ...

Fastnachts are a specific type of donut, made with a two-part dough. They're finished off with powdered sugar, or cinnamon sugar.

Jimmy Metcalf, manager at Johan's Pastry Shop in Petoskey, said they bake around 4,000 of the special pastry just for the day ...

Gerrity’s Supermarket is busy this Mardi Gras. Employees at all of its ten stores are making sure there are plenty of goodies ...

Fat Tuesday is here, which means that several Metro Detroiters are getting up early to pick up a dozen Paczki, a Polish ...