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Ash Wednesday, Lent

When is Ash Wednesday 2025? Here's why it's so late this year.

This year, the spring equinox is March 20, and the first full moon following it is on April 12, making Easter April 20. 46 days before April 20 is March 5, making that date Ash Wednesday for 2025. Maria Francis of USA Today contributed to this report.

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What is Ash Wednesday and when is it? Why do Christians wear ashes and give things up for Lent?

Ash Wednesday begins the Christian season of Lent. The 6-week period is a tectonic time of year leading up to Easter. What we know on date, meaning and more.

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When is Ash Wednesday? Start of 40-day Lenten, Easter season brings prayer, fasting

Lent is a 40-day season of prayer and fasting observed by Christians. Lent will start on Ash Wednesday, March 5. It ends on Maundy Thursday, on April 17, the day before Good Friday.

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When is Easter, Ash Wednesday, Lent? Your guide to 2025 holy days

Franciscan Father Joachim speaks with people visiting the gift store at Our Lady's Chapel in downtown New Bedford after ...

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Ash Wednesday will fall on March 5 this year. What to know about the holiday that starts Lent

Before Easter arrives, many Christians of different denominations across Houston will participate in around 40 days of Lent – ...

Faith & Values: Ash Wednesday rites express our need for what Christ offers

During some Ash Wednesday services, a pastor will rub the sign of the cross with ashes onto the foreheads of worshipers. The ...

Pensacola News Journal4d

When is Lent 2025? When is Ash Wednesday? What happens during the Christian event?

Lent, a period of prayer and fasting, begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Thursday. Many Christians observe Lent by giving up something they enjoy, such as sweets or alcohol. Ash Wednesday ...

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Ontario United Methodist Church to celebrate Ash Wednesday Services, host two churches

Ontario United Methodist Church pastor George Lee and District Superintendent Nestor Nazario, West Plains District, both to ...

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When is Mardi Gras? More on Fat Tuesday, New Orleans' cultural celebration

One of America's biggest cultural celebrations, Mardi Gras, will take place soon, just before the start of the Easter season.

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