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Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent

When is the first day of Lent? See 2025 dates for Ash Wednesday, Easter and what they mean

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

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What is Ash Wednesday? What happens today? First day of Lent starts Easter season

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

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Ash Wednesday starts Lent 2025 today. How long is Lent? Why Christians wear ashes, give things up

Ash Wednesday is officially here! The Christian season of Lent — the 6-week period that leads up to Easter — starts. What we know on dates, meanings and more.

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Why is Easter so late in 2025? Here's the dates for Easter, Lent, and Ash Wednesday

Here’s when Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday and Easter 2025 are and why the dates they fall on change every year.

PHOTOS: Catholics commemorate Ash Wednesday in NYC

New York’s Catholics observe the start of Lent throughout the city on Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Today marks the beginning ...

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Can you eat meat on Ash Wednesday 2025? Can you eat eggs or drink coffee? A handy guide to fasting

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 ...

Is today Fat Tuesday? Everything to know about Mardi Gras 2025

It's no coincidence that Fat Tuesday also happens to coincide with the last day of Mardi Gras, a carnival dedicated to ...

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