The 40-day period of Lent starts with Ash Wednesday. See the 2025 dates, and why and how Christians observe the religious ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

This year, Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent fall much later, on Wednesday, March 5. Here’s the origin of Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday and Easter, when Lent ends and why the dates they ...

Know the dates for the end of Lent, Holy Week and Easter Sunday in 2025. Why does Easter start late this year?

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

Lent always occurs at this time of year. Ramadan rotates around the calendar. This year, they coincide, with Christian ...

For those observing Lent, the consumption of chicken on Fridays is typically avoided because it is categorized as flesh meat. According to traditional practices, believers refrain from eating flesh ...