Though many don't traditionally associate Carnival Season with Easter, the monthslong celebration that includes Mardi Gras actually leads up to Ash Wednesday. It's often seen as the final burst of ...

Jan. 6 and leads up to Ash Wednesday. It's often viewed as a time for celebration and revelry and the final burst of excitement before the solemn observances of the Easter season. The origins of ...

Particular days of abstinence during Lent are Fridays, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. As canon law states, Catholics over the age of 14 are expected to abstain from the eating of meat on Ash ...

The NHL takes a two-week layoff for the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off, and the action starts with Canada and Sweden hitting the ice at the Bell Centre in Montreal on Wednesday, February 12.

Highs in the middle to upper 40s. Lows near 30 degrees Tuesday night. Wednesday: Mostly cloudy and cold with a chance for a wintry mix to develop during the day. Highs near 40 degrees. A greater ...

SPOTTED: HHS Secretary-designate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. working out at Equinox in jeans and a T-shirt after his confirmation hearing Wednesday. MEDIA MOVE — Peter Spiegel will be a managing ...

Lent is a period of 40 days of fasting and prayer leading up to Easter. Lent starts on Ash Wednesday and concludes on Holy Saturday, just before Easter Sunday. The word "Lent" comes from the word ...

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In a piece called The Chilling Consequences of Going Along With Trump, Russian exile M. Gessen outlines the five different types of arguments used by people & institutions when they engage in ...

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