Fat Tuesday and the Mardi Gras celebrations will kick off a late start to the 2025 Lenten season — from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday. Unlike many other holidays, the date of Easter changes ...

The Christian observance of Ash Wednesday is just weeks away, falling on March 5 this year. The observance marks the start of lent, the season leading up to Easter; it's is one of five key periods ...

It may appear odd, but it is a mark people that practice Christianity receive at Mass on Ash Wednesday, one of the "most popular and important holy days" in the religion. It also marks the ...

As spring moves into sight, the Christian Easter season is getting closer, and that starts with Ash Wednesday. However, this year's Easter season starts much later than usual. While Ash Wednesday ...

Key days leading up to Easter include Fat Tuesday on March 4, Ash Wednesday on March 5, Palm Sunday on April 13, and Good Friday on April 18.

This happens during a special Ash Wednesday service. During Mass (for Catholics ... Eastern churches call this period the 'Great Lent'.” Photo Credit: ©iStock/Getty Images Plus/FREDERICA ABAN ...

Ashes in the shape of a cross are often placed on parishioners' foreheads with the prayer "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return," during a special Ash Wednesday service.

With spring nearing, several religious celebrations are also on their way. Easter, Ash Wednesday which marks the start of Lenten season, Palm Sunday and Good Friday are all religious occasions ...

It always occurs the day before Ash Wednesday. Lent, a 40-day period of prayer and fasting in Christian traditions, begins on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025, and ends on Maundy Thursday, April 17 ...