Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, is the last day before the start of Lent, or the Lenten period, in the Catholic tradition. Lent is observed as a period of fasting and self-sacrifice, and Fat Tuesday ...

From high-energy parades to colorful beads and masks, there are dozens of traditions involved in Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday ... Many Roman-Catholic countries and communities celebrate ...

Paczki are typically eaten on Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday ... some of those celebrations and traditions melded with Christian ones, Ward said. In Poland, the tradition was to ...

It's a tradition that's been around for 80 years ... That involves hours of work, making a sweet round treat just in time for Fat Tuesday, a day where Christians indulge before the Lenten ...

Fat Tuesday is rooted in the traditions of various cultures before ... as a sign of penance," according to Hallow, an app for Catholic prayer and meditation.