This means that Fat Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent also change. Here's what to know about Easter 2025, Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and when lent starts ...

Mardi Gras in New Orleans, has been in full swing since Jan. 6 and will close with a final celebration on March 4 with a Fat ...

Lent (a season of spiritual renewal) came early this year. Tony Campolo tells a parable of a boring, little town that decided to hold a footrace. One man fell to his knees, crying, ‘I have crossed the ...

Today, Feb. 22, is Ash Wednesday. Ashes were a symbol of mourning in the OT (Old Testament). You put them on yourself, heaped on your head like ...

I came across the website for InterVarsity, a faith-based group whose mission is to “reach every corner of every campus.” For 75 years, they have been “on hundreds of college campuses, ...

The ashes made from burning the palm branches from the previous Palm Sunday are used as a visible sign of grief, a mark of humility, mourning, penance, and morality. Lent is a Christian season of ...

Lent is the period of six weeks (40 days not ... Christians are marked on the forehead with a cross of ashes. This is a sign of saying sorry to God for any wrong-doing. The Royal Shrovetide ...

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 ...

It also marks the beginning of the countdown toward Easter, as people that practice the religion will also be observing Lent leading up to the holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

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.

Walkers are already stepping up.Some of our walkers are already gearing up to start their challenge on 5th March.