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

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

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.

Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent and lasts about six weeks. Believers are meant to observe that period of time with self-sacrifice, prayer and other religious activities leading up to Easter ...

The kickoff to Lent begins with Fat Tuesday, also known as Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras. Catholicism is known for its feasts and fasts, Fat Tuesday is the day before Lent when you participate in a ...

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 ...

This means that Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent also change. Here's what to know about Easter 2025, Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and when lent starts ...

Children and elderly people are usually exempt from fasting and giving up meat. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, which is ... prayer and other religious activities leading up to ...

Members of the Catholic Church, ages 18 to 59, are required to observe Lent and fast on Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are known as obligatory days of abstinence. Children 14 and ...