Origin of the tradition of using ashes On Ash Wednesday, many Christians have ashes put on their forehead – a practice ... This tradition gave rise to the name “Mardi Gras,” or Fat Tuesday. The other ...

Roman Catholic, Episcopal and many other liturgical churches hold services today that include the rubbing of ashes on the forehead, a sign of repentance for sins. Lent is a season of 40 days, not ...

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

Ash Wednesday marks the start of 40 days of Lent, but what's this Catholic tradition all about and is it still observed in ...

Why exactly is this day celebrated? We'll go over the history of Ash Wednesday in the Christian church, answer whether or not ...

The Lenten season will kick off with five Ash Wednesday masses at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart and continue with ...

Marlo, 6, takes a large bite of pancake during Shrove Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church. Shrove Tuesday, also called Fat ...

Bakers Dozen Bake Shop in South Bend is one of the only traditional Polish bakeries. Normally, they’re not open on Tuesdays. But they made sure to stay open today for Fat Tuesday to sell some Paczkis.

Musicians and Mardi Gras marchers have made their way through 18th & Vine, the Crossroads, and the Westside neighborhood for ...

It’s all in honor of Fat Tuesday, which is held the day before Ash Wednesday in preparation of Lent. Groovy Donuts in East Lansing was one of many donut shops preparing orders of paczkis for the ...

Ash Wednesday, known as Fat Tuesday, unfolds, the master baker at 'When Pie Meets Bread' in Redding, Taj Northington, has ...

An area church invited the public to splurge for Mardi Gras before Lent. St. Mark’s served up breakfast items such as ...