Easter, Ash Wednesday and Lent

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 Easter 2025? When does fasting begin? Ash Wednesday, Lent and other dates
Easter is Sunday, April 20. That's 69 days from Monday, Feb. 10. Lent, a 40-day period of prayer and fasting in Christian religions, begins on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, and ends on Thursday ...
When is Easter, Ash Wednesday, Lent? Your guide to 2025 holy days
Holy Saturday marks the end of the Lenten season on April 19, it is a time to mourn the death of Jesus and to prepare for his resurrection. After sunset, the Easter Vigil is often celebrated it is a a liturgical tradition that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
When is Ash Wednesday 2025? What to know as Christians begin Lent leading up to Easter
During Lent, Catholics and Christians will give up something they enjoy — like cookies, candy or alcohol — or something they feel like they should stop — like watching TV or social media.
Lent 2025: when does it start and why do Christians observe it?
Lent 2025: when does it start and why do Christians observe it? - Deciding what to give up for Lent is a personal choice, ...
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Lent campaign encourages people to give back, not just give up
This Lent season, Christian charity Stewardship is relaunching its generosity challenge, 40acts, in partnership with Gospel ...
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This Lent, why not extend the limits of your empathy?
When times seem uncertain, as they do currently, both globally and nationally, it is, perhaps, important to discover new and ...
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Wondering when Lent 2025 is? Fat Tuesday? Don't worry it's not as early as last year
In 2024, Lent and Easter came early. The start of the 2024 Lenten season, Ash Wednesday, actually fell on Valentine's Day Feb. 14, which is considerably early for the Christian religious holy day.
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When is Ash Wednesday in 2025? What to know about the Christian observance
The Christian observance of Ash Wednesday is just weeks away, falling on March 5 this year. The observance marks the start of lent, the season leading up to Easter; it's is one of five key periods ...
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When is Ash Wednesday 2025? Here's what to know about Mardi Gras, Lent, more key dates
Lent, a 40-day period of prayer and fasting in Christian religions, will begin on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, and end on Thursday, April 17, 2025, also known as Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday.