Mardi Gras

Mardi Gras kicks off Tuesday, the last day before Christians mark the beginning of Lent. Kent Shocknek and Suzanne Rico report. video.aol.com

Fat Tuesday is a day to party before Lent begins. video.aol.com

By rss@youtube.com (usohjack) Mardi Gras 2009 Officially Ends Fat Tuesday at 12 Midnight. This is officially Ash Wednesday the begining of Lent. The City of New Orleans officially take back the streets from the Mardi Gras Revelers. Author: usohjack Keywords: Mardi Gras 2009 Fat Tuesday. Added: February 26, 2009

By rss@youtube.com (newspix1) Slide show of the 2009 New Orleans Mardi Gras Author: newspix1 Keywords: Fat Tuesday New Orleans Mardi Gras 2009 Krewe Carnival Rex Greatest Free Show on Earth Lent Twelfth Night Zulu Added: February 25, 2009

Mardi Gras literally means 'Fat Tuesday,' meaning that it's the big bash before the day of Lent in the Catholic religious calendar," Bailey said. ...

Therefore, Easter must be celebrated on a Sunday between the dates of March 22 and April 25. Lent is the forty-six day period just prior to Easter Sunday. It begins on Ash Wednesday. Mardi Gras (French for “Fat Tuesday”) is a celebration, ...