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.

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Spring is around the corner, which means the return of the Christian season of Lent. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day period in which Christians worldwide observe a period of ...

Children 14 and older are expected to abstain ... "We give up things during the Lent season to remind ourselves of the suffering and pain that we know Jesus will experience at the end of the ...

Children and elderly people are usually exempt from fasting and giving up meat. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, which is "a period of preparation to be able to celebrate" Easter ...