Easter 2025: Key dates, background for Lent and Holy Week. Story by Victoria E. Freile, New York Connect Team • 3w. A sh Wednesday landed at the start of March this year, marking the start of ...

No, the period of Lent is not recognized as a federal holiday—including both Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Actually, the only religious celebration that is observed as a federal holiday during ...

Here’s when Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday and Easter 2025 are and why the dates they fall on change every year. When is Easter 2025? Easter this year will be in late April, on Sunday, April 20.

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the Lent season, and is 6.5 weeks before Easter Sunday. Advertisement According to Catholic tradition, Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting and prayer.

Easter Sunday may still be more than two months away, but the Easter season kicks off in less than a month with the arrival of Ash Wednesday.. Last year, Ash Wednesday 2024 fell on Valentine’s ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the liturgical season of Lent that falls 6½ weeks before Easter each year. Members of the Catholic Church, ages 18 to 59, are required to observe Lent and fast ...

Lent ends on Holy Thursday, April 17, with a Mass representing Jesus' last supper. When is Good Friday 2025? Good Friday, a holy day for Christians that commemorates Jesus' crucifixion, lands on ...

Here's what to know about the key dates surrounding Easter, including Fat Tuesday, Lent and Good Friday. When is Easter 2025? Easter will be Sunday, April 20, 2025. Need a break?

Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, falls on March 5 in 2025. The date of Ash Wednesday changes each year because it depends on the lunar cycles that determine the date of Easter.

The timing of Lent varies from year to year and is tied to the spring equinox. Here are 2025's key dates, including Easter. News Sports Food Life Opinion Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals ...