Lent 2025: when does it start and why do Christians observe it? - Deciding what to give up for Lent is a personal choice, ...

Easter is a significant day on the Christian calendar. Billions of Christians look forward to Easter Sunday each year, and that anticipation is amplified by Lent.

The observance marks the start of lent, the season leading up to Easter; it's is one of five key periods on the Catholic liturgical calendar, along with Advent, Christmas, Easter, and Ordinary ...

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, there is Fat Tuesday — Mardi Gras. When is Fat ...