Lent 2025: when does it start and why do Christians observe it? - Deciding what to give up for Lent is a personal choice, ...

The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on ...

Lent came early last year, but it is back to a bit more normal schedule for 2025. Here's a look when Fat Tuesday, Ash ...

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

Easter is a few months away, but several other religious holidays, like Ash Wednesday, are coming up. Here's when Fat Tuesday ...

The timing of Ramadan coincides with the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and ends with the celebration of Eid al-Fitr.

Easter falls on the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox. This year, Easter is Sunday, ...

Feb. 14 marks the start of Lent, a 40-day religious celebration observed by many Christian denominations, including Catholic, Anglican and Orthodox traditions. Every year, the celebration begins ...

In advance of the start of Lent, there is Fat Tuesday — Mardi Gras. When is Fat Tuesday — Mardi Gras 2025? Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, is on Tuesday, March 4. (Mardi Gras means Fat ...

For Roman Catholics specifically, Ash Wednesday is the start of the 46-day season of Lent, which is the period leading up to ...

Lent is the religious period of fasting and ... Why does the holiday begin and end around nightfall? It's because the Jewish calendar date begins at sundown of the night beforehand.

Typically, Lent starts at the end of February or the beginning of March. So this year lent is more on time than it was in 2024. Oh, this later start, compared to 2024, also means you haven't ...