The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on ...

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 ...

Lent, a 40-day period of prayer and fasting ... 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 ...

Here's what to know about Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent: Ash Wednesday is always six and a half weeks before Easter. Since Ash Wednesday is dependent on the date of Easter, it can occur ...

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 ...

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 ...

It always ends on Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of Lent. Fat Tuesday this year falls on March 4. Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday," according to Merriam ...