"It's deeper than abstaining from ice cream," said Fr. Bill Swichtenberg of St. Mary Catholic Community in Appleton.

The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on the Thursday before Easter Sunday. This year, Ash Wednesday and the ...

Every year in February and March, you'll see people walking around with black smudges on their foreheads. There's a simple reason for it – it's Ash Wednesday, an important season for Christians. Ash ...

Shrove Tuesday, also commonly referred to as Pancake Day, is a celebration that’s observed the day before Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday marks the first day of the Christian observance of Lent, a 40-day ...

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

It is calculated to take place 40 days before Easter (not counting Sundays). Ash Wednesday is a day of repentance ... It is also common practice in the Catholic church to abstain from eating meat on ...

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.

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.

Catholics are not supposed to eat meat on Ash Wednesday, just as they aren't supposed to eat meat on Fridays during Lent. On Ash Wednesday, worshipers are also supposed to fast, allowing ...

As spring moves into sight, the Christian Easter season is getting closer, and that starts with Ash Wednesday. However, this year's Easter season starts much later than usual. While Ash Wednesday ...

Lent is a Christian season of prayer that lasts 40 days, not including Sundays, beginning on Ash Wednesday ... their everyday life — whether it be eating desserts, scrolling Facebook, or ...