Meanings of Fat Tuesday in English

Because of this year's early March 27th Easter, Fat Tuesday arrives tomorrow.

Thus, their Fat Tuesday passed with some sadness, some gaiety, and much optimism.

Shake remembered: Fat Tuesday was in two days.

Everyone wore colorful costumes, gold masks, shiny beads and ostrich feathers: it was always Fat Tuesday here.

Mardi Gras, which is French for Fat Tuesday, comes the day before Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent on the Catholic calendar.

This is much the way Fat Tuesday is not the whole of Mardi Gras, but it is the last and most celebrated day.

Every year, hundreds of young men gather in San Juan de la Vega, Mexico, to celebrate Fat Tuesday by slamming sledge hammers with homemade explosives.

Now, on the Thursday before Mardi Gras, itself-fivedays before climactic Fat Tuesday-itwas sewing on sequins, dusting off cowbells, and ambling into the streets.

About 1 million people will pour into New Orleans for Fat Tuesday next week, compared to a crowd of 250,000 in Mobile.