Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer and fasting leading up to Jesus ...

Ash Wednesday 2025 is today, Wednesday, March 5. Lent 2025 will end on Thursday, April 17 and Easter Sunday 2025 will fall on Sunday, April 20. Easter Sunday is still more than a month away ...

Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, is on March 5, 2025. Lent, a period of prayer, fasting, and giving, ends on April 17, 2025. Easter Sunday is on April 20, 2025. Ash Wednesday is officially here ...

Editor’s Note: The article first published in 2020 by The Conversation. For Christians, the death and resurrection of Jesus is a pivotal event commemorated each year during a season of ...

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Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent ... of the 40-day Lent that many Christians and Catholics still observe today — took place 13 years after Constantine converted to Christianity in 312 A.D ...

Ash Wednesday kicks off the Lenten season next week. Here's what days to look for, leading up up to Good Friday and Easter ...

Easter Sunday is still more than a month away, but for many Catholics and Christians, the Easter season kicks off today, on Ash Wednesday. Last year, Ash Wednesday fell on Valentine’s Day ...

What is Ash Wednesday and what do Christians do today? Here's what to know about the holy day. Many Christians will abstain from eating (or eat only one large meal), pray, and attend Ash Wednesday ...