This Ash Wednesday, discover that Lent isn't what you think it is There's more to Lent than meets the eye. By Scott Gunn Fox News. Published February 22, 2023 8:00am EST.

Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent start today. Lent will end on Holy Thursday, April 17, 2025. Easter egg alternatives: Here are 5 fun Easter crafts instead of dyeing expensive eggs ...

Lent begins on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 (Ash Wednesday) and ends at sundown on Thursday, April 17 (Holy Thursday). Dates may differ depending on what calendar a church is using and how they ...

This means that Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent also change. Here's what to know about Easter 2025 season and when Ash Wednesday, Lent and Good Friday happen this year.

Lent, a time of fasting and abstinence, happens over the approximately seven-week period between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday. Advertisement This year, Easter falls on April 20, 2025.

For Roman Catholics, Ash Wednesday is the start of the 40-day season of Lent, which precedes the holiday of Easter, a commemoration of Jesus' resurrection. Ash Wednesday is recognized with a Mass ...

Lent starts on Ash Wednesday, and its observance lasts for 40 days, excluding Sundays. Catholics started the tradition of Lent around the year 325, during the Council of Nicea, ...

Lent is celebrated by Christians worldwide starting on Ash Wednesday, March 2, 2022. During Lent, believers remember and honor the 40 days that Jesus spent in the desert after his baptism, during ...

Ash Wednesday always falls six and a half weeks before Easter. Because it's dependent on the date Easter falls on, it can occur as early as Feb. 4 or as late as March 10.

Ash Wednesday 2023: A guide to fasting as Lent begins Published: Feb. 22, 2023, 8:12 a.m. Bishop Ronald Gainer offers ashes during Ash Wednesday Mass at Saint Patrick Cathedral in Harrisburg in 2021.

Catholics and Christians across Michigan gathered in observance of Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of Lent and the 40 days of fasting leading up to Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

Lent, a time of fasting and abstinence, happens over the approximately seven-week period between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday. This year, Easter falls on April 20. The period of Lent leads up to ...