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 ...

The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on ...

Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, falls on April 18, 2025. The holiday remembers the day that Jesus Christ suffered and ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, an important time for Christians leading up to Easter. Here's what to know.

Bishop Mark Seitz led a special service at the El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank with a message that both Valentine's Day and Ash Wednesday actually fit together in celebration. "We are marking two ...

Fat Tuesday and the Mardi Gras celebrations will kick off a late start to the 2025 Lenten season — from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday. Unlike many other holidays, the date of Easter changes ...

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 ...

Here are the key dates for this year's Easter season. More: When is Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and Lent? What to know this Carnival season Easter falls on the first Sunday after the full ...

It always ends on Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of Lent. Fat Tuesday this year falls on March 4. Mardi Gras is French for "Fat Tuesday," according to Merriam ...

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 ...

The first Brunswick County Agricultural Fair will be held in Ash from Oct. 15-19 ... Several rides geared toward young kids are also listed on the company’s website. Food options include ...