The cross shape is itself significant ... and wine throughout Lent. A fish symbol is also sometimes used to represent Christianity as a whole, and is known as the ichthus (the Greek word for ...

The cross is meant to remind us ... To mark the end of Lent, many people enjoy chocolate easter eggs. The eggs are a symbol of Jesus coming back to life, and the chocolate is a tasty treat after ...

Holy Saturday marks the end of the Lenten season on April 19, it is a time to mourn the death of Jesus and to prepare for his ...

The symbol of Ash Wednesday is usually a cross made of burned ashes traced across our forehead. ‘Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return’, we are told. Lent is, after all, a season of ...

Ash Wednesday is a day of repentance, marked by ashes being placed on a worshiper's forehead in the shape of a cross ... symbol of penance. Not every Christian religion observes Ash Wednesday or Lent.