Posts Tagged Fat Tuesday

  • Mardi Gras, Moonlight, Mythical Leprechauns and March Madness Mardi Gras, Moonlight, Mythical Leprechauns and March Madness

    By Eloise Graham Mardi Gras, the last day of Carnival. The Carnival season begins on January 6 each year. This is “King’s Day” or Feast of the Epiphany. However, Mardi Gras or “Fat Tuesday” varies from year to year. This year it is in March, March 4 to be exact. Fat Tuesday is always ...

  • February – The Shortest Month... but packed full of activities, events and history February – The Shortest Month… but packed full of activities, events and history

    By Eloise Graham On February 2, we get to find out if we have six more weeks of winter or not. Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog from Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, is widely known as the forecaster of the day. There is historical reference to “Groundhog Day” dating back to 1841. Recently, many ...