Ash Wednesday begins the Christian season of Lent. The 6-week period is a tectonic time of year leading up to Easter. What we ...

Soon millions of Christians will be taking 40 days to contemplate the last days of Jesus Christ before the celebration of ...

Though many don't traditionally associate Carnival Season with Easter, the monthslong celebration that includes Mardi Gras actually leads up to Ash Wednesday. It's often seen as the final burst of ...

Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, will be celebrated on Wednesday, March 5 this year. More: What will spring be like in ...

Easter Sunday may still be more than two months away, but the Easter season kicks off in less than a month with the arrival ...

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 ...

The Christian observance of Ash Wednesday is just weeks away, falling on March 5 this year. The observance marks the start of lent, the season leading up to Easter; it's is one of five key periods ...

Fat Tuesday and the Mardi Gras celebrations will kick off a late start to the 2025 Lenten season — from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday. Unlike many other holidays, the date of Easter changes ...

As spring moves into sight, the Christian Easter season is getting closer, and that starts with Ash Wednesday. However, this year's Easter season starts much later than usual. While Ash Wednesday ...

Spring is around the corner, which means the return of the Christian season of Lent. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day period in which Christians worldwide observe a period of ...