While Ash Wednesday frequently falls in February, it can take place anywhere from Feb. 4 through March 10, and this year, it ...

Ash Wednesday begins the 40 days of Lent leading up to the Christian celebration of Easter. On Ash Wednesday, many Christians observe the tradition of placing ashes in a cross on the forehead, which ...

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

“Oh, yeah,” I thought. “Ash Wednesday.” I hadn’t forgotten. I had celebrated Mardi Gras the day before by reposting memes ...

Prayer and almsgiving are also important parts of the Lenten season. Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent, so it also falls on Wednesday, March 5. Easter falls on Sunday, April 20 this year.

Editor’s Note: The article first published in 2020 by The Conversation. For Christians, the death and resurrection of Jesus is a pivotal event commemorated each year during a season of ...

Welcome to our series of Lent and Easter reflections. Our Ash Wednesday reflection, inspired by Matthew 6: 16-21, explores the significance of the cross of ash being marked on foreheads. Receive ...

on Ash Wednesday. Photo taken on February 14, 2016. Catholics and other churches are beginning Lent period on Wednesday. [File, Standard] Today is like any other day to those who are deeply ...

Ash Wednesday 2023, in Christianity ... Jesus is quoted as speaking of the practice in Matthew 11:21 and Luke 10:13: "If the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would ...

A young woman receives ashes marking Ash Wednesday inside the Notre-Dame de la Treille Basilica - Cathedral in Lille, France on March 5, 2025. (photo: Brigitte Naeye / Brigitte Naeye) Solène ...