Is it fat tuesday today?

Fat Tuesday falls on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday and is the highlight of the Mardi Gras or Carnvial celebrations. Traditional Fat Tuesday refers to the practice of the final night of eating large meals before the ritual of fasting initiates with the Lenten seaosn beginning on Ash Wednesday. read more

Likewise, Fat Tuesday is known as Paczki Day, after the rich, jelly-filled donuts made by Poles in Poland and the United States. The period from the last Sunday before Lent through Fat Tuesday is known as Shrovetide (and, today, the term Mardi Gras is often applied to the entire period of Shrovetide). read more