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

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter accordingly, ...

This challenges the narrow belief that one’s traditions or practices are superior, offering the opportunity to appreciate other ways of living instead. Such interactions broaden perspectives and ...

The inaugural luncheon, hosted by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, dates back to 1897. Since 1953, it has formally welcomed the incoming president and vice president. The ...

"Everyone still loves him, and to this day it’s virtually impossible to find anyone who didn’t," Myers wrote of Candy Alamy Celebrated Canadian journalist Paul Myers is honoring the legacy of ...

Michelle Obama's team say she will not attend Trump's swearing-in The very first US presidential inauguration, of George Washington in 1789, birthed traditions that are still observed nearly to ...

President Trump says we need Greenland for national security reasons. To get it, he hasn’t ruled out imposing high tariffs or taking it with military force. Greenland leader Múte Egede says the ...

Speaking of Ant-Man, New York is ringing in 2026 with the Time Square New Year’s Eve celebrations sponsored by the Pym van Dyne Foundation. 2023’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania revealed ...

With the blossoming of spring brings the holiest day in the Christian religion — the celebration of Easter. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday and when it will be observed this ...