Also known as the Day of Ashes, this traditional day of repentance for Christians, and observed by various denominations, ...

Ash Wednesday is a day away and begins the Christian season of Lent. The 6-week period that leads up to Easter. What we know ...

Is today Fat Tuesday? What is the meaning and why do we celebrate? Here's what we know from king cakes to Holy Week schedule.

The faithful are encouraged to pray, practice fasting, abstinence and almsgiving on Ash Wednesday, which signals the start of ...

Shrove Tuesday, also commonly referred to as Pancake Day, is a celebration that’s observed the day before Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday marks the first day of the Christian observance of Lent, a 40-day ...

Lent begins with Ash Wednesday and ends with Holy Saturday which precedes Easter Sunday. Check here the date of Lent 2025 and ...

A Catholic parish in Des Moines says winter weather will not cancel their plans to commemorate Mardi Gras and Ash Wednesday this week. St. Theresa Catholic Church will have a Mardi Gras celebration ...

French for Fat Tuesday, is a festival of indulgence before Lent, when many Christians begin abstaining from certain pleasures.

Mardi Gras or 'Fat Tuesday' is here, while Ash Wednesday will kick off the start of Lent and 'fish' Fridays. Here are the ...

Also known as the Day of Ashes, this traditional day of repentance for Christians, and observed by various denominations, ...

Whether you’re a devout observer, a curious onlooker, or someone who just loves learning about traditions, this day is packed ...

Now the Lenten Season (as it became known in English from the old Saxon word for spring) is observed by many Christians as a ...