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

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Sussex charity, Keep Me Breathing, will mark Rare Disease Day with a nighttime coastal relay run on Wednesday, 26 February, ...

Easter Sunday sometimes falls in late April, because the holiday is not tied to a specific date. As a result, all of the ...

Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday, is the end of pre-Lenten season and is always celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday. This year it will be celebrated on Tuesday, March 4. Ash ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ash Wednesday starts the season of Lent on March 5, and most fish fries start their season right after on March 7.

Jan. 6 and leads up to Ash Wednesday. It's often viewed as a time for celebration and revelry and the final burst of excitement before the solemn observances of the Easter season. The origins of ...

Tonight, it will remain dry, and cloud will gradually break up leaving clear intervals for some through the early hours. Friday Tomorrow looks to continue to be dry, and there will be a mixture of ...

For transgender Americans, passports just became a lot more complicated. President Donald Trump issued an executive order ...