Unlike other holidays, the date that Easter Sunday falls on changes year to year and with it the dates of Ash Wednesday, Lent and associated holidays such as Mardi Gras and Fat Tuesday.

Lent ends with Holy Week and Easter Sunday, an important day in the Christian calendar that honors the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion on the cross, per BBC.

This means that Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent also change. Here's what to know about Easter 2025 and when Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and Lent ...

This means that Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent also change. Here's what to know about Easter 2025 and when Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and Lent ...

Eastern churches start Lent on the Monday of the 7th week before Easter and end it on the Friday 9 days before Easter. Eastern churches call this period the 'Great Lent'.” Photo Credit: ©iStock/Getty ...

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Lent, the 40-day period leading up to Easter, presents an opportunity for believers to engage in a symbolic pilgrimage of sacrifice and renewal. The age-old question resurfaces each year: What to give ...

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