Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, an important time for Christians leading up to Easter. Here's what to know.

Easter 2025 season is late this year. 'Fat Tuesday' Mardi Gras will give way to Ash Wednesday and kick off the start of Lent.

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent that leads up to Good Friday and Easter. What to know about the day.

Easter falls on the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox. This year, Easter is Sunday, ...

It lasts six weeks before Easter. Lent is the religious period of fasting and repentance for Christians. During this time of penance, charity and fasting, people "give up" luxuries and things they ...

Holy Saturday marks the end of the Lenten season on April 19, it is a time to mourn the death of Jesus and to prepare for his ...

Mardi Gras in New Orleans, has been in full swing since Jan. 6 and will close with a final celebration on March 4 with a Fat Tuesday celebration.

Easter can fall anytime between March 22 and April 5. A late Easter means other holidays will also be later. Ash Wednesday, ...

During Lent, Catholics and Christians will give up something they enjoy — like cookies, candy or alcohol — or something they feel like they should stop — like watching TV or social media.

It may appear odd, but it is a mark people that practice Christianity receive at Mass ... that practice the religion will also be observing Lent leading up to the holiday that celebrates the ...

Ashes are a symbol of penance. Not every Christian religion observes Ash Wednesday or Lent. It is most strongly associated with Catholicism, but some Lutherans, Methodists, Episcopalians ...

For many Christians, the six weeks of Lent — leading up to Easter — are a time of prayer and reflection. Believers also often refrain from eating meat from cows, pigs or chickens during this season.