Fat Tuesday — "mardi gras" in French — is Tuesday, Feb. 17, one last hurrah before Christians begin observing Lent on Ash ...

With so many fun Easter traditions—like decorating Easter eggs, munching on jelly beans from your Easter basket and gathering with family on the big day—it’s easy to see why Easter is such a popular ...

Lent is a 40-day season observed by many Christians that begins with Ash Wednesday and leads into the final weeks of the ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation for Jesus Christ' resurrection.

It's Ash Wednesday, the start of the Lent and fish Friday traditions. Ash Wednesday is a day of repentance, marked by ashes being placed on a worshiper's forehead in the shape of a cross by a priest, ...

Easter Sunday may still be more than two months away, but the Easter season kicks off in less than a month with the arrival of Ash Wednesday. Last year, Ash Wednesday 2024 fell on Valentine’s Day, ...

Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, is on March 5, 2025. Lent, a period of prayer, fasting, and giving, ends on April 17, 2025. Easter Sunday is on April 20, 2025. Ash Wednesday is officially here and ...

Lent is defined by Britannica as a "period of penitential preparation." It is generally a time of prayer, fasting, and charitable giving which lasts 40 days to reflect the story of Jesus Christ's 40 ...

On Wednesday, many Christians will show up to work with ashes smudged on their foreheads. Many more will head to church on their lunch break or after work to receive a cross of ashes on their face.

It’s hard to believe that we are already at the end of Lent. Perhaps you’re feeling like you’ve missed the opportunity to make this season meaningful, or maybe you feel like the days have slipped by ...

Ash Wednesday, a Christian holy day marking the start of Lent, falls on March 5, 2025. Lent will extend for 46 days, concluding with Easter Sunday on April 20, 2025. While considered the most attended ...