Fat Tuesday

English Etymology en fr mardi gras fat Tuesday. Proper noun fat Tuesday en Christianity The Tuesday before the onset of Lent. en Mardi Gras Shrove Tuesday en 2026-02-16 Eler Alicia Lunar New Year, Ramadan and Lent in rare alignment this year. The holidays follow different solar and lunar calendars, but some of them sync up in 2026 w:Minnesota Star Tribune https://www.startribune.com/lunar-new-year-fat-tuesday-ramadan-and-lent-occur-around-the-same-time-this-year/601581997 This Tuesday and Wednesday, four holidays from different cultures and religions overlap in a rare calendar year. The celebrations of Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras) and Lunar New Year both occur on Tuesday, Feb. 17 2026. This won't happen again until Feb. 13, 2029, according to the websites chinahighlights.com and mardigrasneworleans.com. Ramadan is expected to start Tuesday evening, pending official confirmation, and Lent (which begins on Ash Wednesday) begins on Feb. 18. Last year, Ramadan and Lent began within a week of each other on Feb. 28 and March 5. The holidays are all happening within two days this year because several long solar, lunar and lunisolar calendar cycles sync up. Lunar New Year happens on the second new moon after winter solstice, which is also Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras) — 47 days before Easter Sunday. https://web.archive.org/web/20260917002025/https://www.startribune.com/lunar-new-year-fat-tuesday-ramadan-and-lent-occur-around-the-same-time-this-year/601581997 17 September 2026 Translations Tuesday before Lent Esperanto: eo Grasa Mardo Further reading en Calendar