It’s also a day to reflect on your ... name “Lent” is from the Middle English “Lencten,” meaning spring, and the time is dedicated to personal reflection and preparation for Easter.

Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer and fasting leading up to Jesus ...

Here’s when Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday and Easter 2025 are, their origins and why the dates they fall on change every year. Ash Wednesday and Lent are not the same thing, but Ash ...

Unlike many other holidays, the Easter holiday dates change ... in your inbox each morning. Here's what to know about Easter 2025, Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and when lent starts ...

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. Christians around ...

It’s also a day to reflect on your life and take ... through confession before lent, according to the Almanac. This is just the beginning of the 46 days until Easter Sunday.