Mardi Gras

Whether you know it as Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras, the day is best marked with a pazcki on your plate — or better yet, in your hand. NBC 5’s Jenn Schanz takes us to a bakery in Orland Park that has made this tradition extra delicious.

In some parts, it’s known as Fat Tuesday. But in Chicago, Tuesday, March 4 marks Paczki Day.

Officials are rushing to reschedule Mardi Gras celebrations as powerful storms with a threat of tornadoes are expected to strike Louisiana.

The holiday is celebrated in New Orleans and around the world, but what exactly is Fat Tuesday, and why is it also called Paczki day?

When you think of Mardi Gras, you think New Orleans. But not so fast. That’s not where it started.

Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras, is the last day of the Carnival season.

Each year, along with Louisiana residents, more than a million visitors travel to New Orleans to partake in the city’s world-famous Carnival celebrations.

When you think of Mardi Gras, you think New Orleans. But not so fast. That’s not where it started.