Lent is a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving, held in preparation for the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus. Lent is 40 days long to represent the 40 days that Jesus spent fasting and ...

Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer and fasting leading up to Jesus ...

Ash Wednesday kicks off the Lenten season next week. Here's what days to look for, leading up up to Good Friday and Easter ...

Prayer and almsgiving are also important parts of the Lenten season. Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent, so it also falls ...

Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, is on March 5, 2025. Lent, a period of prayer, fasting, and giving, ends on April 17, 2025. Easter Sunday is on April 20, 2025. Ash Wednesday is officially here ...

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

This year, Ash Wednesday lands on Wednesday, March 5, and that day also marks the beginning of Lent. While many will participate in the tradition of giving up meat on Fridays, some may also ...

Those 14 and older in the Catholic church are expected to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, as well as on Fridays in the Lenten season. Lent is a 40-day period observed by Christians to prepare ...

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

It's Ash Wednesday, the start of the Lent and fish Friday traditions. Ash Wednesday is a day of repentance, marked by ashes being placed on a worshiper's forehead in the shape of a cross by a ...

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 on date, meaning and more.

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 ...