"It's deeper than abstaining from ice cream," said Fr. Bill Swichtenberg of St. Mary Catholic Community in Appleton.

Easter Sunday sometimes falls in late April, because the holiday is not tied to a specific date. As a result, all of the ...

The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on the Thursday before Easter Sunday. This year, Ash Wednesday and the ...

Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, will be celebrated on Wednesday, March 5 this year. More: What will spring be like in ...

Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, falls on April 18, 2025. The holiday remembers the day that Jesus Christ suffered and ...

The Christian observance of Ash Wednesday is just weeks away ... the holiday always falls on the first Sunday after the Paschal full moon, meaning a full moon that happens on or after the spring ...

This year, the Jewish holiday of Passover begins before sundown on Saturday, April 12, 2025, and ends after nightfall on Sunday, April 20. The eight-day Jewish holiday of Passover commemorates the ...

Ash Wednesday will fall on March 5 this year, and begin Lent. Lent will run from March 5 to April 17 in 2025, ending the day before Good Friday. Easter will be celebrated on April 20 this year. In ...

Carnival Season typically starts after Epiphany on Jan. 6 and culminates on Ash Wednesday, which is on March 5 this year. Here's everything to know about upcoming holidays, including Mardi Gras ...

Ash Wednesday will fall on March 5 this year ... Each year, Easter is celebrated on a different Sunday, decided by the first Sunday after a full moon following the spring equinox, according ...

There’s a “chilling" reason to visit Helen, Georgia this weekend — that is, if you can handle a little cold water!

Last year, Ash Wednesday 2024 fell on Valentine’s Day ... Easter Sunday always falls on the first full moon after the spring equinox. “While Christmas is fixed to a solar calendar (and ...