If you see people walking around with black smudges on their foreheads Wednesday, it's there for a reason: Ash Wednesday is March 5, which marks the beginning of Lent for Christians. Ash Wednesday is ...

Ash Wednesday is officially here and the start of the Lenten season is underway. The religious holiday is a significant part of the Christian faith despite undergoing multiple changes throughout the ...

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, Wednesday, ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent for people of Christian faith. Each year, Catholics, Lutherans and other denominations around the world observe the 40-day period of self-sacrifice and ...

Ash Wednesday is this week, kicking off Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation to honor the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday. Ash Wednesday tends ...

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It's Ash Wednesday, the start of the Lent and fish Friday traditions. Ash Wednesday is a day of repentance, marked by ashes being placed on a worshiper's forehead in the shape of a cross by a priest, ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the Lenten calendar. The name is representative of the tradition for practicing Christians to have their foreheads marked with ashes during Ash Wednesday services.

Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, falls on March 5 in 2025. The date of Ash Wednesday changes each year because it depends on the lunar cycles that determine the date of Easter. Christians around the ...

Ash Wednesday is March 5, which marks the beginning of Lent for Christians. Lent is a time to prepare for the celebration of Easter (April 20 this year). The three pillars of Lent are prayer, fasting ...