mardi gras

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It feels like it's been forever since there has been a party like this in Ellicottville, but it's back this year. Get ready for Mardi Gras!

Fat Tuesday is here and if you are looking to throw down Mardi Gras style you can right here in Western New York.  Will it compete with the real Mardi Gras in New Orleans?  No, but once the alcohol kicks in you will think you are there!   ...

It seems like everybody is fired up for Mardi Gras.

Polish or not, if you're a Buffalonian, you know Paczki Day. It's almost as exciting as Dyngus Day. But since that's a couple months away, today, we're gettin' down with the donut!

Today is Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday, Mardi Gras.  Whatever you want to call it – it’s the day before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent.  And for many Christians it’s a day to party it up, to eat their favorite foods and drink their favorite beverages.

A very good friend of mine has been living in New Orleans since leaving Buffalo about 30 years ago. He is a movie set designer and builder so it makes a lot of sense that he is based out of New Orleans. Many big movies have been filmed there...

Have you had a Paczki yet today?  It is the start of Mardi Gras in New Orleans and for us here in Buffalo, it is Fat Tuesday.  Fat Tuesday is always the day before Ash Wednesday and a time for you to binge and purge before the traditional Lenten fasting takes place.  Aol.com... Read More ...

Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday is the annual festival New Orleans is famous for.  Sometimes known as Shrove Tuesday - it’s a legal holiday in New Orleans.  Mardi Gras is French – Mardi meaning Tuesday.  Gras meaning Fat.    It’s the final day ...