Lent begins on Wednesday, March 5, 2025 (Ash Wednesday) and ends at sundown on Thursday, April 17 (Holy Thursday). Dates may differ depending on what calendar a church is using and how they ...

Here's when and what to know about April 2025's holiday dates to look forward to. This year, Lent began on Wednesday ... the holiest day in the Christian calendar, observing the day Jesus Christ ...

In the Gregorian calendar, this year’s Ash Wednesday falls on Wednesday, March 5. Ash Wednesday is technically the start of Lent. Many worshippers literally mark their observation of Ash Wednesday.

Lent, a period of prayer ... Easter runs late in 2025 due to the calendar system. On the Gregorian calendar, used by most Christian denominations, Easter typically falls on the first Sunday ...

On the Gregorian calendar, used by most Christian denominations ... Lent began on Ash Wednesday, which is March 5, 2025. “Lent, kicking off with Ash Wednesday, is an incredible time of year ...

Easter is the holiest day in the Christian calendar ... In advance of the start of Lent, there is Fat Tuesday — Mardi Gras. When is Fat Tuesday — Mardi Gras 2025? Fat Tuesday, also known ...

is preceded by weeks of prayer and fasting known as Lent. The 40-day fasting period began at the start of March. Easter is a "moveable feast" that follows the lunar cycle of the Jewish calendar ...

Not every Christian religion observes Ash Wednesday or Lent ... on April 20, 2025. Why does the holiday begin and end around nightfall? It's because the Jewish calendar date begins at sundown ...

Lent, the 40-day period before Easter on the Christian calendar, always occurs at this ... annual muslim-catholic Iftar dinner on March 4, 2025. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune) During the ...