Ash Wednesday can take place anywhere from Feb. 4 through March 10, and this year, it falls on the earlier side.

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 ...

Lent is the period between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday. Christians use the time for preparation and atonement before celebrating Easter. Christians will pray more, deny themselves of luxuries or ...

Carnival has begun, marking the start of the Easter season. Here’s when Easter, Lent, Mardi Gras and related holidays fall in ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent for people of Christian faith. Each year, Catholics, Lutherans and other denominations around the world observe the 40-day period of self-sacrifice and ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting and prayer observed by Christians. The 40 days of Lent represent the time Jesus spent fasting in the desert. This year, Ash ...

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.