With 12th Night on Jan. 6 marking the start of Carnival, the 2025 season lasted 58 days. The 2026 season won't be quite as ...

(WLOX) - Not just South Mississippi but the whole Solar System is in Mardi Gras spirit ... naked eye as the night of February 27 is a New Moon so there will be less moonlight.

Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday are celebrated on the same ... Easter typically falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox. “Lent, kicking off with Ash Wednesday ...

Mardi Gras is almost over. Beginning as a religious holiday observed prior to the Christian Lenten season, Mardi Gras has since expanded from a single day of observation to weeks (or months ...

It's Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday — time to kick off ... It always occurs on the first Sunday after the Paschal Full moon (full moon that occurs on or after the March or spring equinox).

Mardi Gras is a celebratory day marking the close ... Easter typically falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox. “Lent, kicking off with Ash Wednesday ...

That generally keeps pace with what we now know of as the astronomical full moon. Mardi Gras is set 47 days before Easter, and it has to fall on a Tuesday between Feb. 3 and March 9.