Holidays

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.

Find out the date of Ash Wednesday this year, plus other important observances including Easter Sunday.

Easter egg hunts are a beloved tradition, and there are so many festive ways to pull them off.

The makers of Easter egg dye kits are bracing for the potential fallout if the egg shortage doesn’t begin to clear up before the April 20 holiday.

Observant Muslims worldwide will soon be united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan starts.

Here’s a look at how Presidents Day has evolved from reverence for George Washington to retail shopping sales and time off across the country.

A growing number of volunteers has been delivering gifts to widows and widowers on Valentine’s Day.

From takeout to dine-in specials and everything in between, you’ll adore these specials.

When determining the date of Easter, the church uses what’s known as “ecclesiastical dates,” with the spring equinox always taking place on March 21, regardless of when the astronomical equinox takes place.

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Presidents’ Day, recognized federally as Washington’s Birthday, began as a day to celebrate George Washington, according to the National Archives.

Punxsutawney Phil’s team of top-hatted associates will issue the woodchuck’s weather verdict as the sun rises. They will tell the world on Sunday morning whether Phil is predicting wintry conditions for the next six weeks or the relief of an early spring.

The romantic holiday has been celebrated for centuries, but the history behind it is much darker than red roses.