Ash Wednesday, Lent and Christians

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.
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.
When is Easter 2025? Here are the dates for Easter, Ash Wednesday, Good Friday
Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, falls on April 18, 2025. The holiday remembers the day that Jesus Christ suffered and died, rising three days later on Easter Sunday. On the list: A chic and comfy find that's totally twinning an Oprah favorite — for a fourth of the price.
Ash Wednesday will fall on March 5 this year. What to know about the holiday that starts Lent
Before Easter arrives, many Christians of different denominations across Houston will participate in around 40 days of Lent – and it all starts with Ash Wednesday. The holiday, in which some practicing receive ash on their foreheads in the shape of a cross,
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.
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 Easter 2025? Dates to know for Lent this year
Lent starts Wednesday, March 5, and runs through April 17, 2025. In the Christian church, Lent is a period of spiritual reflection before Easter. In Western churches, it begins on Ash Wednesday, which this year is on Wednesday, March 5.
When is Ash Wednesday 2025? Here's what to know about the religious holiday
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What is Ash Wednesday and the smudges on people's foreheads? What you should know
Ash Wednesday is Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Ash Wednesday begins the liturgical season of Lent for many Christian faiths. Catholics celebrate the day by attending Mass and receiving ashes on their ...
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As the Easter season approaches, the cost for a carton of eggs is high and supply is low. Here are five fun alternatives to ...
When is Easter in 2025? Why is the holiday so late this year?
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When is Mardi Gras? More on Fat Tuesday, New Orleans' cultural celebration
One of America's biggest cultural celebrations, Mardi Gras, will take place soon, just before the start of the Easter season.
Leland church to host fifth annual Ash Wednesday drive-through event
The Bridge Presbyterian Church announced it will host the fifth annual Drive Through Imposition of Ashes for Ash Wednesday.