Lent, Ash Wednesday and Christians

When is Lent 2025? When is Ash Wednesday? What happens during the Christian event?
Soon millions of Christians will be taking 40 days to contemplate the last days of Jesus Christ before the celebration of Easter. Here's what to know.
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.
Why is Easter so late in 2025? Here's the dates for Easter, Lent, and Ash Wednesday
Here’s when Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday and Easter 2025 are and why the dates they fall on change every year. Easter this year will be in late April, on Sunday, April 20.
When is Easter 2025? Dates to know for Lent this year
Here is everything you need to know about the season and upcoming Christian holy days. Easter in the Western church is on Sunday, April 20 Next year, the holiday will land on Sunday, April 5, 2026. Lent starts Wednesday,
When is Lent, Ash Wednesday, Easter Sunday in 2025? Dates to know
Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, will be celebrated on Wednesday, March 5 this year. More: What will spring be like in New York? Farmers Almanac, NWS, AccuWeather predict
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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How to Plan a Lenten Family Retreat
Here is an easy how-to if you would like to plan your own simple family retreat this holy season. Lent is obviously an ideal ...
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Large-scale theater production of Jesus’ life and death to draw huge crowds during Lent
The Thorn” will bring the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus to audiences nationwide ahead of Easter, including six Spanish-language performances.
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Dermot O'Leary supports CAFOD's Big Lent Walk
Dermot’s excited about the Big Lent Walk and so are we! It’s a chance for all of us to get together and tell global poverty ...
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Good Viewing: Ready Your Heart for Lent
EWTN Father Marcus Holden of the Diocese of Southwark, England, and art historian Teresa Lane visit the National Gallery in London to study 12 paintings of Our Lord. HGTV In this series, four ...
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30 Delicious Fish Recipes for Lent
In this dish, a sweet sauce gives the fish and green beans some down-home barbecue tang. Even our kids love it. —Aliesha ...
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PARENTING SMARTS: A meaningful approach to Lent: Cultivating spiritual growth at home
Lent is a sacred time in the liturgical calendar, a season set aside for intentional spiritual growth. With its emphasis on ...
'Lent the prestige of her office': Judge charged with advancing 'private interest' and using judicial power to ridicule people, complaint says
A Superior Court judge in Georgia is accused of using "the prestige of her office to advance the private interest" of herself and others, along with other allegations of judicial misconduct. The post ...
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Long John Silver’s Celebrates Lent with Coconut Butterfly Shrimp and OREO Cheesecake
Lent is here, and Long John Silver’s is celebrating the season with great deals on great tasting shrimp. Starting Feb. 24, ...