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Lent, Ash Wednesday and Easter

What is Ash Wednesday and when is it? Why do Christians wear ashes and give things up for Lent?

Ash Wednesday begins the Christian season of Lent. The 6-week period is a tectonic time of year leading up to Easter. What we know on date, meaning and more.

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When is Ash Wednesday in 2025? Appleton clergy answer common questions about Lent, Easter

"It's deeper than abstaining from ice cream," said Fr. Bill Swichtenberg of St. Mary Catholic Community in Appleton.

The Cincinnati Enquirer · 2d

When is Ash Wednesday? Start of 40-day Lenten, Easter season brings prayer, fasting

Lent is a 40-day season of prayer and fasting observed by Christians. Lent will start on Ash Wednesday, March 5. It ends on Maundy Thursday, on April 17, the day before Good Friday.

Arizona Republic on MSN · 2d

When is Ash Wednesday 2025? Here's what to know about the religious holiday

Though many don't traditionally associate Carnival Season with Easter, the monthslong celebration that includes Mardi Gras actually leads up to Ash Wednesday. It's often seen as the final burst of excitement before Lent begins,

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When is Easter in 2025? Why is the holiday so late this year?

The holiday's date is determined by the spring equinox and full moon cycle. On the Gregorian calendar (the one we use), ...

Catholic Star Herald1d

U.S. Bishops’ Lenten message to those grieving an abortion: Jesus’ love is unconditional

A young woman receives ashes during Ash Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church in Prescott, Ariz., Feb. 14, 2024. (OSV News ...

Florida Today4d

What is Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday? Lent used to be less than 40 days. What to know

According to Catholic.com, modern Catholics (and some Christians) who participate in Ash Wednesday now receive ashes on the forehead as a reminder of our mortality and the temporary nature of ...

The Star Press (Muncie) on MSN9d

Why is Easter 2025 so late? Here's when Easter, Lent, Ash Wednesday are, Why they fall late

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 ...

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When does lent start 2025? Here are dates for Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and Easter

Fat Tuesday and the Mardi Gras celebrations will kick off a late start to the 2025 Lenten season — from Ash Wednesday to Easter ... also common practice in the Catholic church to abstain from ...

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