Fat Tuesday — Mardi Gras in French — is celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday. This year, Mardi Gras falls on March 4. The ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent that leads up to Good Friday and Easter. What to know about the day.

In 2024, Ash Wednesday arrived early in the season, falling on Feb. 14, which is also Valentine's Day. This year, in 2025, ...

Here's everything you need to know about Ash Wednesday and Lent and more on what these religious practices are all about.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a weekslong period for the faithful that comes ahead of one of the most joyous ...

The Lenten season in the Philippines begins on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025, marking the start of 47 days of spiritual ...

Ash Wednesday is the start of Lent for those in the Christian faith. Find out what date Ash Wednesday falls on in 2025, Lent ...

Mass for Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, will be held at various churches in English and Spanish on March 5.

Ash Wednesday, also known as the Day of Ashes, falls on Wednesday, March 5, beginning this year's journey into the Lenten ...

In 2025, Easter will be on April 20 this year. According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, it is a “movable feast” that can happen ...

In 2025, Lent begins on Wednesday, March 5. Unlike other dates on the calendar, like Christmas and Independence Day, the date ...

During Lent, some worshipers abstain from eating flesh meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and each Friday. Worshipers abstain from meat on Fridays during Lent to honor Jesus sacrificing his flesh ...