Preparing for bushfire season The devastating 1983 Ash Wednesday fires highlighted the need for improved inter-agency coordination, while the 2009 Black Saturday fires – considered the deadliest ...

Find out the date of Ash Wednesday this year, plus other important observances including Easter Sunday.

Many worshipers will receive the marking of the cross in ash on their foreheads on Wednesday, meant to show that a person belongs to Jesus Christ.

Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent. Here's everything to know about why it is celebrated by Christians, where to get the ashes and more.

As spring moves into sight, the Christian Easter season is getting closer, and that starts with Ash Wednesday. However, this year's Easter season starts much later than usual. While Ash Wednesday ...

It's almost time to break out your King Cake — Mardi Gras is just around the corner. And with it, comes Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent.

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent that leads up to Good Friday and Easter. What to know about the day.

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Ash Wednesday marks the start to Lent, when Catholics may be get ashes on their forehead and choose to give something up for the 40-day period.

What is Ash Wednesday? Ash Wednesday, also referred to as the Day of Ashes, is a day of repentance for Catholics and Christians as they confess their sins and profess their devotion to God leading ...

Lent begins this week with the observation of Ash Wednesday, one of the most important religious observations each year for many Christian groups.