Lent 2025: why are Christians observing it and when does it end? - Deciding what to give up for Lent is a personal choice, ...

Millions around the world continue to observe the 40-day period of Lent. Here's why some don't eat chicken on Fridays.

Lent always occurs at this time of year. Ramadan rotates around the calendar. This year, they coincide, with Christian ...

This year, the period of Ramadan began March 1 for Muslims, while Lent starts March 5. Fasting, prayer—though both observances share many similarities, they are very different in their spiritual ...

In 2025, Holy Thursday is on Thursday, April 17, which means Lent ends at sundown on Thursday, April 17. Though it's not a Holy Day of Obligation for Catholics, many parishioners choose to attend mass ...

This year, Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent fall in the first week of March, almost a full month later. Here’s when Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday and Easter 2025 are, their origins and why ...

Much later than it was last year, when the holiday fell on March 31, nearly a month earlier than it will be observed this year. But what about Lent? As is customary, Lent begins on Ash Wednesday ...

Ash Wednesday 2025 is today, Wednesday, March 5. Lent 2025 will end on Thursday, April 17 and Easter Sunday 2025 will fall on Sunday, April 20. Easter Sunday is still more than a month away ...

Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent in the Catholic Liturgical Calendar ... but it's at the beginning of this month on March 4. Similar holidays that also fall on Mardi Gras (and are similar ...

March brings the dawn of spring and plenty of holidays and celebrations to ring in the new season. The Christian season of Lent and the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, both periods of fasting ...