Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, an important time for Christians leading up to Easter. Here's what to know.

You may have heard of Pancake Day on Shrove Tuesday, but Ash Wednesday is another, less recognisable, Christian festival, falling on a different date every year. Ash Wednesday bridges the gap ...

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 ...

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 ...

(NEXSTAR) – Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of the ... “The moon is not regular,” Schlag explained. “It doesn’t follow the solar calendar, but it has its own lunar calendar that ...

It always occurs the day before Ash Wednesday. Lent, a 40-day period of prayer and fasting in Christian traditions, begins on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025, and ends on Maundy Thursday, April 17 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It may appear odd, but it is a mark people that practice Christianity receive at Mass on Ash Wednesday, one of the "most popular and important holy days" in the religion. It also marks the ...