Before the Easter season officially starts with Ash Wednesday, Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, will be celebrated on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. The holiday is known as a day of indulgence where Christians typically consume rich foods ahead of the season of Lent, which practices fasting.

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.

Easter is later than usual this year because of the way Christians calculate the timing of the holiday. The holiday with Christian origins celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, according to history.