Fat Tuesday

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Fat Tuesday

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Calque of French mardi gras (“fat Tuesday”).

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The Tuesday before the onset of Lent. 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 chinahighligh
Similar: Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday

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"Fat Tuesday." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fat%20tuesday. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Fat Tuesday. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fat%20tuesday

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"Fat Tuesday." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fat%20tuesday.

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@misc{fat_tuesday_2026,
  title = {Fat Tuesday},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fat%20tuesday},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}