Lent, Ash Wednesday

What is Ash Wednesday and when is it? Why do Christians wear ashes and give things up for Lent?
Ash Wednesday begins the Christian season of Lent. The 6-week period is a tectonic time of year leading up to Easter. What we know on date, meaning and more.
What is Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday? Lent used to be less than 40 days. What to know
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 Ash Wednesday? Start of 40-day Lenten, Easter season brings prayer, fasting
Lent is a 40-day season of prayer and fasting observed by Christians. Lent will start on Ash Wednesday, March 5. It ends on Maundy Thursday, on April 17, the day before Good Friday.
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 Ash Wednesday in 2025? Appleton clergy answer common questions about Lent, Easter
"It's deeper than abstaining from ice cream," said Fr. Bill Swichtenberg of St. Mary Catholic Community in Appleton.
Ash Wednesday will fall on March 5 this year. What to know about the holiday that starts Lent
Before Easter arrives, many Christians of different denominations across Houston will participate in around 40 days of Lent – and it all starts with Ash Wednesday. The holiday, in which some practicing receive ash on their foreheads in the shape of a cross,
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Fasnacht Day is near...what will you be giving up for Lent?
Fasnacht Day is celebrated every year just before the season of Lent begins. A lot of people give up something to make a sacrifice during Lent prior to Easter. What ...
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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 ...
Spiritually Speaking: Lent offers a chance to examine your conscience
Lent (a season of spiritual renewal) came early this year. Tony Campolo tells a parable of a boring, little town that decided to hold a footrace. One man fell to his knees, crying, ‘I have crossed the ...
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When is Lent, Ash Wednesday, Easter Sunday in 2025? Dates to know
In March, Mardi Gras — or Fat Tuesday — celebrations will precede Ash Wednesday, and the start of the Lenten season for 2025. Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, which will run for 40 days ...
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When is Mardi Gras? What to know about the New Orleans tradition
marked the day bakeries would use up all their rich, decadent ingredients ahead of the fasting of Lent. Here's everything to know about the holiday. Mardi Gras season began Jan. 6, the Epiphany ...
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Why is Easter 2025 so late? Here's when Easter, Lent, Ash Wednesday are, Why they fall late
The Eastern Orthodox Church uses the Julian calendar, a solar calendar that was used by the Roman Empire ... the date of Easter can vary.” The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of ...