Get your calendars ready for next month — March hosts several holidays this year. From Fat Tuesday to Palm Sunday, the Easter season is filled with religious observances, traditions and celebrations ...

In March, Mardi Gras — or Fat Tuesday — celebrations will precede Ash Wednesday, and the start of the Lenten season for 2025. Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, which will run for 40 days and ...

As the Mardi Gras celebration ends, so begins the solemn period of Lent observed in many Christian circles and denominations. Timed weeks in advance of Easter Sunday, or the day of Jesus' resurrection ...

The kickoff to Lent begins with Fat Tuesday, also known as Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras. Catholicism is known for its feasts and fasts, Fat Tuesday is the day before Lent when you participate in a ...

Easter Sunday may still be more than two months away, but the Easter season kicks off in less than a month with the arrival of Ash Wednesday. Last year, Ash Wednesday 2024 fell on Valentine’s Day, ...

Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, falls on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Lent is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter Sunday, which ends on the Thursday before Easter. This year, ...

In 2025, Easter will be on April 20 this year. According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, it is a “movable feast” that can happen between March 22 and April 25 on the Gregorian calendar. On the Julian ...

It’s hard to believe that we are already at the end of Lent. Perhaps you’re feeling like you’ve missed the opportunity to make this season meaningful, or maybe you feel like the days have slipped by ...

Lent is celebrated by Christians all over the world starting on Ash Wednesday, which this year is Feb. 22, 2023. It is a season of reflection and preparation leading up to Easter Sunday, which will be ...