Carnival Season typically starts after Epiphany on Jan. 6 and culminates on Ash Wednesday, which falls on March 5 this year.

If Mardi Gras season is the biggest party of the year, then Fat Tuesday is the ultimate final bash before the solemn Lenten ...

Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, is less than a month away. Here's what to know about the end of the vibrant ...

Carnival season means Fat Tuesday is coming soon. Here's when it is, what it means and when Ash Wednesday brings the start of ...

King cake — a colorful brioche cake with a good luck plastic baby inside — is eaten around Fat Tuesday and Mardi Gras but can ...

One of the most polarizing questions that can be posed to anyone New Orleans from Twelfth Night to Fat Tuesday is easy: Where's the best place to get a king cake? When it comes to the Mardi Gras ...

Food historian Liz Williams told the Associated Press last year that the roots of king cake culture date to Saturnalia ...

Most shops stop selling king cake on the last day of Carnival, also known as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, which falls on Tuesday, March 4, this year. Broad Street Baking Company is a Jackson classic ...

The day after Fat Tuesday is Ash Wednesday ... but celebrations and balls were common in the 1700s. King cake is a traditional treat during Carnival season. Modern bakers are creating the seasonal ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Though Fat Tuesday happens later than usual in 2025, interest in king cakes is already on people’s minds in early January. Major grocery chains usually have the treats ...

For those who celebrate the Epiphany — the celebration of the Twelfth Night after Christmas — on Jan. 6, you may look forward to putting your shoes outside your door for gifts, watching annual ...