Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent that leads up to Good Friday and Easter. What to know about the day.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, an important time for Christians leading up to Easter. Here's what to know.

As spring moves into sight, the Christian Easter season is getting closer, and that starts with Ash Wednesday. However, this ...

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The season, including Ash Wednesday, is a time for penance, charity and fasting for many Christians, according to the United ...

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 ...

Holy Saturday marks the end of the Lenten season on April 19, it is a time to mourn the death of Jesus and to prepare for his resurrection. After sunset, the Easter Vigil is often celebrated it is a a ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Nyeri Archbishop Anthony Muheria applies ash to Standard Group's employee Timothy Bundi at ...

Ash Wednesday is a day of repentance ... It is also common practice in the Catholic church to abstain from eating meat on Fridays during the Lenten season. In advance of the start of Lent ...

As spring approaches so does Ash Wednesday, Lent and Easter Sunday. Here's when all three happen and where you can find ...