If you see people walking around with black smudges on their foreheads Wednesday, it's there for a reason: Ash Wednesday is March 5, which marks the beginning of Lent for Christians. Ash Wednesday is ...

Ash Wednesday is officially here and the start of the Lenten season is underway. The religious holiday is a significant part of the Christian faith despite undergoing multiple changes throughout the ...

Carnival has begun, marking the start of the Easter season. Here’s when Easter, Lent, Mardi Gras and related holidays fall in ...

Lent begins on February 18, 2026, with Ash Wednesday. What do these observances signify, and where did these important ...

As the Mardi Gras celebration ends, so begins the solemn period of Lent observed in many Christian circles and denominations.

INCREASED HIS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. THAT WHILE CHRISTIANS AROUND THE WORLD ARE RECOGNIZING ASH WEDNESDAY, MARKING THE BEGINNING OF LENT. MILWAUKEE CATHOLICS RECOGNIZE THE DAY WITH A MASS. THE FIRST ASH ...

Lent is an annual 40-day period of prayer and fasting for Catholics and Christians, that starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on the Thursday before Easter Sunday. Ash Wednesday 2025 is today, Wednesday, ...

Easter is a significant day on the Christian calendar. Billions of Christians look forward to Easter Sunday each year, and that anticipation is amplified by Lent. Lent is a 40-day period preceding ...

It's Ash Wednesday, the start of the Lent and fish Friday traditions. Ash Wednesday is a day of repentance, marked by ashes being placed on a worshiper's forehead in the shape of a cross by a priest, ...

Ash Wednesday is this week, kicking off Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation to honor the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. Ash Wednesday tends ...

Wednesday is the first day of Lent, and many Christians will observe the day by going to Mass to be blessed with ashes. Lent is observed by Catholics, Lutherans, Methodists, Presbyterians, Anglicans ...

Ash Wednesday is March 5, which marks the beginning of Lent for Christians. Lent is a time to prepare for the celebration of Easter (April 20 this year). The three pillars of Lent are prayer, fasting ...