Lent, Easter and Ash Wednesday

When is Easter 2025? When does fasting begin? Ash Wednesday, Lent and other dates
Easter falls on the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox. This year, Easter is Sunday, April 20.
Why is Easter 2025 so late? Here's the dates for Easter, Lent, and Ash Wednesday
The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on the Thursday before Easter Sunday. This year, Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent will be on Wednesday, March 5. Lent will end on Holy Thursday, April 17. Good Friday will be the next day, on Friday, April 18.
When is Lent, Ash Wednesday, Easter Sunday in 2025? Dates to know
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When is Ash Wednesday 2025? Here's what to know about Mardi Gras, Lent, more key dates
It's almost time to break out your King Cake and Mardi Gras beads — Fat Tuesday is just around the corner. Though many don't traditionally associate Carnival Season with Easter, the monthslong celebration that includes Mardi Gras actually leads up to Ash Wednesday.
When is Ash Wednesday 2025? What to know as Christians begin Lent leading up to Easter
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, an important time for Christians leading up to Easter. Here's what to know.
Why is Easter 2025 so late? Here are the dates for Easter, Ash Wednesday, Good Friday
Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, falls on April 18, 2025. The holiday remembers the day that Jesus Christ suffered and died, rising three days later on Easter Sunday.
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When is Easter 2025? Here's what to know about Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and Lent
When is the next holiday?Full list of major holidays in 2025 and when they are celebrated Lent, a 40-day period of ...
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Wondering when Lent 2025 is? Fat Tuesday? Don't worry it's not as early as last year
In 2025 though, people who observe Lent have a bit more time to prepare ... Many of the Christian faith observe Lent, is about a 40-day period of fasting and prayer. Lent begins on Ash ...
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Pastor Jamal Bryant Wants 100,000 Black People To Join 40-Day Fast Against Target
New Birth Pastor, Jamal Bryant, has called for a 40-day fast from Target over its DEI cutbacks, encouraging 100k Black people ...
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When is Easter, Ash Wednesday, Lent? Your guide to 2025 holy days
Catholicism is known for its feasts and fasts, Fat Tuesday is the day before Lent when you participate in a joyful preparation for the Lenten fast ... up for the next 40 days.