After six Fridays of not eating meat, Christians observing Lent are nearly at the finish line. The 40-day season of prayer ...

Maundy Thursday marks the end of Lent, but it holds deeper meaning that that even. Here's everything to know about the holiday and what it means.

Lent, the 40-day period of prayer and fasting before Easter, ends this Thursday, April 17, 2025. Holy Week, the most ...

As Lent wraps up, Holy Week continues through Easter Sunday. See the meaning of Good Friday and why people fast after Maundy Thursday.

Lent and fish-fry Fridays are coming to an end as Holy Week begins. Wonder what it all means? What and when is Palm Sunday, ...

A late Easter means other holidays will also be later. Ash Wednesday, which signals the 40-day period leading up to Easter ...

This year, Lent began on Wednesday, March 5 and ends on Thursday, April 17. It runs six weeks before Easter. Lent is the religious period of fasting and repentance for Christians. During this time ...

Lent started on Wednesday, March 5 (Ash Wednesday) and ends on Thursday, April 17, Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday— the day before Good Friday, the first day of Easter. Shrove Tuesday ...

Lent always begins on Ash Wednesday, which this year fell on March 5, 2025. During Ash Wednesday, ashes are placed on a worshipper's forehead in the shape of the cross. This represents that a ...

Second place goes to April 24 and third place goes to March 23. Lent began on Wednesday, March 5, which is known as Ash Wednesday. The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and ...