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Parade will return to the Missouri riverfront Thursday, after several years of following a downtown route. "We're super ...

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As the Mardi Gras celebration ends, so begins the solemn period of Lent observed in many Christian circles and denominations. Timed weeks in advance of Easter Sunday, or the day of Jesus ...

Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is the festival celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent. During Lent, certain Christians (particularly Catholics) abstain from ...

On Ash Wednesday, many Christians fast and begin penance by giving up something for Lent. Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is the last day of indulgence allowed before the period of fasting and penitence.

This year, Ash Wednesday falls on March 5, a later date than usual. Fat Tuesday, aka Mardi Gras, is over, which means it's Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent and the 2025 Easter season.

The next day, Ash Wednesday, marks the start of a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and almsgiving, Lent. "We impose ashes on ourselves to remind us of our sin," the Rev. Raphael Assamah said.

Mardi Gras marks the end of the pre-Lenten season, while Fat Tuesday is a feast day before the fasting season of Lent begins. Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, is on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

It's Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday — time to kick off the 2025 Easter season, followed by Ash Wednesday which will give way to the start of the Lent. Unlike many other holidays, the dates of Easter ...