Fat Tuesday - or Mardi Gras - is followed by Ash Wednesday to kick off the start of Lent. Here's what to know about fish Fridays and Easter dates

Mardi Gras season is bookended by two days on the Christian calendar. The season starts on Euphony, which marks the end of the Christmas season and the beginning of Mardi Gras. The ends of Mardi Gras is Fat Tuesday,

A few hundred revelers danced their way through the streets of downtown Oakland last night to celebrate Fat Tuesday New Orleans-style.

Fat Tuesday, the day before the start of Lent, is celebrated as Mardi Gras in New Orleans and Carnival in Brazil, but you don’t need to travel to get a taste of the fun.

Fat Tuesday is less than a week away, but what is it and where is it celebrated? Here's everything Californians need to know about Mardi Gras.

New Orleans Mardi Gras parades went ahead Tuesday morning despite the threat of severe weather that has forced cancellation of other parades (AP Video: Stephen Smith)

Happy Mardi Gras to all the glue gun wielders and DIY costumers in New Orleans. We loved seeing your creations this season. Here are a few that caught our eye. The members of Krewe des Fleurs make their own flower costumes every year.

The celebrations this year were dampened due to weather concerns, but people still came out in New Orleans to party.

Mardi Gras celebrations are underway in New Orleans! Early Mardi Gras morning, the North Side Skull and Bone Gang woke up revelers in the Treme neighborhood. The Zulu and Rex parades started early in anticipation of inclement weather,