Mardi Gras, also known as FAT Tuesday, is an annual festival celebrated in many countries around the world. It is a day of feasting and merrymaking before the start of Lent, the Christian period of fasting and penitence. The term Mardi Gras is French for 'FAT Tuesday' and is derived from the Latin words for 'Tuesday' and 'FAT'. In the United States, Mardi Gras is most famously celebrated in New Orleans, Louisiana, where it is marked by parades, floats, costumes, and music. The crossword solutions for Mardi Gras, for one are TUESDAY (7 letters) and FETE (4 letters).