Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans could be cancelled as severe storms rumble through the South, bringing strong winds ...

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It falls the day before Ash Wednesday and is celebrated as a final day of feasting before the solemnity of Lent. Paczki (meaning "little packages" in Polish) are a popular treat on Fat Tuesday, also ...