Lent, Ash Wednesday

When is Easter 2025? Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday and other key dates
Easter falls on the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox. This year, Easter is Sunday, April 20.
When is Lent 2025? When is Ash Wednesday? What happens during the Christian event?
Soon millions of Christians will be taking 40 days to contemplate the last days of Jesus Christ before the celebration of Easter. Here's what to know.
Here's what you should know about Ash Wednesday, Lent season
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the period of Lent. They're two of the most important liturgical events for Christians and help prepare them for Easter.
Lent and Ash Wednesday: dates 2025, meaning and history of these traditions
Ash Wednesday is the Wednesday that always follows Mardi Gras. As you'll have read in our article on this feast, Mardi Gras is a day of excess: a time for feasting and garnishing the table before entering a "lean" period . So, with this Wednesday marking the first day of Lent, believers must eliminate all meats and fancy dishes from their meals.
What is Ash Wednesday and when is it? Why do Christians wear ashes and give things up for Lent?
Ash Wednesday begins the Christian season of Lent. The 6-week period is a tectonic time of year leading up to Easter. What we know on date, meaning and more.
Why is Easter so late in 2025? Here's the dates for Easter, Lent, and Ash Wednesday
Here’s when Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday and Easter 2025 are and why the dates they fall on change every year. Easter this year will be in late April, on Sunday, April 20.
When is Ash Wednesday? Start of 40-day Lenten, Easter season brings prayer, fasting
Lent is a 40-day season of prayer and fasting observed by Christians. Lent will start on Ash Wednesday, March 5. It ends on Maundy Thursday, on April 17, the day before Good Friday.
When is Lent, Mardi Gras and Easter? In 2025 the dates are later
Beginning March 4, many Americans will find themselves busy with Easter season and its holidays. Here are the key dates to remember, and what they mean
When is Lent, Ash Wednesday, Easter Sunday in 2025? Dates to know
Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, will be celebrated on Wednesday, March 5 this year. More: What will spring be like in New York? Farmers Almanac, NWS, AccuWeather predict
Can't make it to church on Ash Wednesday? You can get ashes to-go in Savannah
Ash Wednesday is coming soon, but not everyone can make it to church. That's why Savannah pastors are offering ashes to-go, ...
When is Easter 2025? Why is it so late this year, and what are the key Christian holidays and Lent observances leading up to the celebration?
Easter 2025 will be celebrated on Sunday, April 20, marking one of the most significant Christian holidays. The date is ...