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Two worlds collide as Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, and Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year, fall on the same day in 2026.
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,
Fat Tuesday and Lunar New Year fall on the same date this year. The last time the two holidays shared the same date was in 2022.
For the first time, an Asian cultural themed float will roll in Mardi Gras as part of the Argus parade on Mardi Gras Day. The float is themed after the Year of the Horse in Chinese Zodiac but is meant to represent all the Asian cultures represented in New Orleans.
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A busy Tuesday with Mardi Gras, the Chinese New Year and the Start of Ramadan. However, no busy weather to get in the way of any of it – yet.
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – There is a chance of rain in the area and that signals a shift in the pattern that we haven’t seen in a long while. Rain versus snow and above average temperatures signal a slow slide into Spring.
Celebrate Mardi Gras, the Lunar New Year and Pluto’s 96th birthday. Learn more about Slavic fortune telling, play mahjong, see the planets align and more this week in Lawrence.
Tuesday, Feb. 17, marks the beginning of the lunar new year, sometimes called Chinese New Year.