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, Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and when lent starts ...

It’s also a day to reflect on your life and take ... through confession before lent, according to the Almanac. This is just the beginning of the 46 days until Easter Sunday.

The team at Christianity.com has put together a complete Lent guide for you with a full schedule of the key dates and events. Let's answer some questions about when Lent starts, how long lent is, what ...

Unlike Christmas, the other major Christian holiday, the date of Easter changes every year. In 2024, Easter fell three weeks earlier, on March 31. So why does the date change? Easter is a ...

In Western churches, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a period of spiritual reflection before Easter. Lent runs through April 17, 2025. Palm Sunday, the first day of the Holy Week which ...

Easter day, which marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ, will be celebrated on April 20, 2025. Key days leading up to Easter include Fat Tuesday on March 4, Ash Wednesday on March 5, Palm Sunday ...

It also marks the beginning of the countdown toward Easter, as people that practice the religion will also be observing Lent leading up to the holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. As about 62 percent of the population is Roman Catholic, Holy Week masses are often attended on Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, ...

Lent is the time before Easter during which the faithful abstain and fast in remembrance of the ultimate sacrifice Jesus made on Calvary. It is a 40-day time of preparation before Easter ...