Get your calendars ready for next month — March hosts several holidays this year. From Fat Tuesday to Palm Sunday, the Easter season is filled with religious observances, traditions and celebrations ...

What is Lent and why is it celebrated? Lent is a 40-day season that precedes Easter in many Christian denominations. The 40-day timeframe is based on the period Jesus spent in the desert fasting while ...

The kickoff to Lent begins with Fat Tuesday, also known as Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras. Catholicism is known for its feasts and fasts, Fat Tuesday is the day before Lent when you participate in a ...

Easter Sunday may still be more than two months away, but the Easter season kicks off in less than a month with the arrival of Ash Wednesday. Last year, Ash Wednesday 2024 fell on Valentine’s Day, ...

Lent is an annual 40-day period of prayer and fasting for Catholics and Christians, that starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on the Thursday before Easter Sunday. Ash Wednesday 2025 is today, Wednesday, ...

In March, Mardi Gras — or Fat Tuesday — celebrations will precede Ash Wednesday, and the start of the Lenten season for 2025. Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, which will run for 40 days and ...

While not as well known as Christmas carols and Christmas music, music during the liturgical season of Lent plays a key role, a priest and musician told Fox News Digital. "Music plays a threefold role ...

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 every ...

For those staying strong in their Lent fasting, you're nearing the halfway mark! Millions of Christians around the world are observing the weeks-long spring tradition, which is practiced in honor of ...

The Lent season is coming to a close, which means Easter is just a skip and a hop away. Holy Week starts even sooner. Kicking off with Palm Sunday this weekend, Holy Week is a sacred time for many ...

Lent is celebrated by Christians all over the world starting on Ash Wednesday, which this year is Feb. 22, 2023. It is a season of reflection and preparation leading up to Easter Sunday, which will be ...