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

For many Christians worldwide, the weeks leading up to Easter are a time of fasting, solemn contemplation and abstaining from ...

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

Many worshipers will receive the marking of the cross in ash on their foreheads on Wednesday, meant to show that a person ...

Ash Wednesday falls on March 5 this year, marking the start of Lent. Here's why some people wear ashes on their foreheads ...

Here’s the origin of Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday and Easter, when Lent ends and why the dates they fall on change every year.

Christians are observing Ash Wednesday, ushering in the 40-day season of Lent, when the faithful prepare for Easter by doing ...

Ash Wednesday gets its name from the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of the faithful as a sign of penance.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and its observance lasts for 40 days. Here's what to know about the Christian tradition.

Easter Sunday moves around the calendar. Here's why this culmination of Holy Week can take place between March 22 and April ...

There are several foods that are acceptable to eat on Ash Wednesday. These foods include milk, eggs, fish, grains, fruits and vegetables, according to Forklift and Palate. There also are no limits on ...