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 ...

Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent, a 40-day period of solemn observance that ends on Easter Sunday. Lent always ends on Holy Thursday, which falls on April 17, 2025 . — USA TODAY ...

The 40 days of Lent is almost over and Easter is coming soon. Here's when Lent 2025 officially ends, plus a look at Easter dates in the future.

It's also referred to as "Shrove Tuesday," coming from the practice of "shriving," which means purifying oneself through confession before lent, according to the Almanac.. When is Easter 2025?

Lent, a 40-day period of prayer and fasting in Christian religions, begins on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, and ends on Thursday, April 17, 2025, also known as Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday. As of ...

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.

The 40 days of Lent is almost over and Easter is coming soon. Here's when Lent 2025 officially ends, plus a look at Easter dates in the future.

This year, the spring equinox falls on Thursday, March 20. Easter is Sunday, April 20. When is Ash Wednesday 2025? Marking the first day of Lent, Ash Wednesday falls on March 5 this year.

Explore Lent's global significance, from its roots after the Council of Nicaea to Christian traditions of self-reflection and repentance leading into 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 ...

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 ...