It’s marked with parades, balls and celebrations. What is the meaning of Fat Tuesday? Fat Tuesday is the English translation of Mardi Gras. While Mardi Gras is often used, inaccurately ...

banning both masked balls and public disguises. By the 1850s, a group of men in New Orleans established a secret society to help celebrate the holiday. The city’s first Mardi Gras Krewe was born.

This year, March 4 is Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, the last day of the Carnival season. It's celebrated in New Orleans and around the United States and the world with parades, balls and parties.