The 40-day period of Lent starts with Ash Wednesday. See the 2025 dates, and why and how Christians observe the religious ...

In 2025 Lent ends on April 17, known as Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday, the day before Good Friday. This year, Easter falls on April 20.

In the Gregorian calendar, this means that Easter is always celebrated on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25. Next year, ...

I t's fairly common to hear people describing what they're "giving up for Lent" each year, but many of the details about Lent ...

Why is Easter 2025 so late this year? When is Easter Sunday date? What day does Lent start? What we know on Holy Week, Ash ...

Lent starts Wednesday, March 5, and runs through April 17, 2025. In the Christian church, Lent is a period of spiritual ...

Is today Fat Tuesday? What is the meaning and why do we celebrate? Here's what we know from king cakes to Holy Week schedule.

According to Christian teachings, Jesus was crucified, died and was buried, and on the third day — Easter Sunday — he rose ...

14, 2024. This year, Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent fall in March, almost a full month later. Here’s when Ash Wednesday, ...

Here’s the origin of Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday and Easter, when Lent ends and why the dates they fall on change every year.

Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer and fasting leading up to Jesus Christ's resurrection on Easter.

Here's what to know about Easter 2025, Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and when lent starts this year. This year, Easter Sunday is observed on Sunday, April 20. Easter is the holiest day ...