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Watch as Mardi Gras celebrations take place throughout New Orleans on Tuesday, March 4, otherwise known as Fat Tuesday.

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

Meanwhile, many of the cultural historians find, in the celebration of Easter, a convergence of the three traditions - Pagan, Hebrew and Christian. According to St. Bede, an English historian of ...

While one of the most famous Mardi Gras celebrations ... with Easter. Although it is a Christian holiday now, Mardi Gras is a holiday that dates back thousands of years to pagan spring and ...

Mardi Gras is a tradition that dates back thousands of years to pagan celebrations of spring and ... and penance between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday. Mardi means Tuesday in French, and ...

Here's what to know about Mardi Gras, and how to celebrate ... with Easter. Although it is a Christian holiday now, Mardi Gras is a holiday that dates back thousands of years to pagan spring ...