Lent is a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving, held in preparation for the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus. This year, Lent begins on March 5 and ends on April 17. Lent is 40 days ...

because Christian denominations calculate Lent differently. Since 1970, Roman Catholics have celebrated the last day of Lent on Maundy Thursday, the Thursday before Easter; in 2025, Maundy ...

Here is what we know about Ash Wednesday and Lent, plus what dates Easter, Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday and Good Friday fall on: Ash Wednesday is on March 5 in 2025. Christians commonly celebrate ...

It comes after Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras, a time for one last round of celebration before Lent begins. Catholics and other denominations of Christian faith observe Ash Wednesday with prayer and ...

The Lenten season — which is a 40-day period ... With the Gregorian calendar, it is celebrated between March 21 and April 25. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, which uses the Julian calendar ...

We're down to the final days of Lent 2025. The weeks-long spring tradition is celebrated by millions of Christians around the world. The period leads up to Easter Sunday, celebrated in honor of ...

Four topics emerge from this Sunday's readings: celebration, reconciliation, God and compassion. The first, celebration, emerges from the reading taken from the book of Joshua that features the ...

When is Mardi Gras and what it celebrates When and what is Ash Wednesday When and what is Lent When Irish and non-Irish alike celebrate St. Patrick's Day and why The beginning of March launches ...

New Orleans' Mardi Gras festival has been in full swing since Jan. 6 with revelers whooping it up ahead of the Lenten season, which is just weeks away. The Louisiana city's final celebration takes ...

The annual Pennsylvania Dutch celebration of Fastnacht Day falls on Shrove Tuesday and marks the end of the pre-Lenten season. Lent begins the following day, on Ash Wednesday, and is a period ...

Others said they see moderate celebration as a way to break up Lenten fasting, making St. Patrick’s Day a sort of sweet reward for sticking to fasts during the rest of Lent. St. Patrick is ...