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 ...

Easter falls on the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox. This year, Easter is Sunday, April 20.

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 ...

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, ...

As the Mardi Gras celebration ends, so begins the solemn period of Lent observed in many Christian circles and denominations. Timed weeks in advance of Easter Sunday, or the day of Jesus' resurrection ...

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 2025, Easter will be on April 20 this year. According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, it is a “movable feast” that can happen between March 22 and April 25 on the Gregorian calendar. On the Julian ...

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 ...