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

Louisiana's Carnival season is a period of celebration, comfort food, and community. From king cake and crawfish boils to the religious traditions that anchor Mardi Gras, chef Melissa M. Martin of the ...

According to superstition, if Phil comes out of his burrow on Groundhog Day and sees his shadow, it will scare him enough ...

Many Christian holidays we observe today are based on pagan holidays that were so ingrained ... adopted them because it was easier that way. Mardi Gras and its relationship with Lent is another ...

The roots of Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, trace back to ancient pagan celebrations focused on fertility and the arrival of spring. These festivities were characterized by unrestrained ...

This is one of the first occasions where the early leaders of the church have gone beyond the Jewish Synagogue into the pagan world. What Paul does ... When Fred stood in opposition to the gay Mardi ...