Ash Wednesday is on March 5, also known as the Day of Ashes, where you may see people with ashes in the shape of a cross smudged on their forehead or abstaining from eating meat. Ash Wednesday is a ...

Ash Wednesday is March 5, which marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of repentance, fasting and prayer. Many worshipers will receive the marking of the cross in ash on their foreheads on ...

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 ...

Easter falls on the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox. This year, Easter is Sunday, April 20.

It's almost time to break out your King Cake and Mardi Gras beads — Fat Tuesday is just around the corner. Though many don't traditionally associate Carnival Season with Easter, the monthslong ...

Ash Wednesday, also known as the Day of Ashes, is on March 5 this year. You may see people with ashes in the shape of a cross smudged on their forehead or abstaining from eating meat. Ash Wednesday is ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the Lenten calendar. The name is representative of the tradition for practicing Christians to have their foreheads marked with ashes during Ash Wednesday services.