Lent, Ash Wednesday and Easter

When is Easter 2025? When does fasting begin? Ash Wednesday, Lent and other dates
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.
When is Ash Wednesday 2025? Here's what to know about Mardi Gras, Lent, more key dates
It's almost time to break out your King Cake and Mardi Gras beads — Fat Tuesday is just around the corner. Though many don't traditionally associate Carnival Season with Easter, the monthslong celebration that includes Mardi Gras actually leads up to Ash Wednesday.
Why is Easter 2025 so late? Here's when Easter, Lent, Ash Wednesday are, Why they fall late
Easter this year will be in late April, on Sunday, April 20. Easter Sunday sometimes falls in late April, because the holiday is not tied to a specific date. As a result, all of the related religious holidays leading up to Easter also fall later in the year.
When is Ash Wednesday 2025? Here's why it's so late this year
This year, the spring equinox is March 20, and the first full moon following it is on April 12, making Easter April 20. 46 days before April 20 is March 5, making that date Ash Wednesday for 2025. Maria Francis of USA Today contributed to this report.
When is Ash Wednesday 2025? What to know as Christians begin Lent leading up to Easter
It may appear odd, but it is a mark people that practice Christianity receive at Mass on Ash Wednesday, one of the "most popular and important holy days" in the religion. It also marks the ...
When is Easter 2025? What to know about Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday, more
Ash Wednesday falls on Wednesday, March 5 this year. In Western churches, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a period of spiritual reflection before Easter. Lent runs through April 17, 2025. Palm Sunday, the first day of the Holy Week which commemorates Jesus Christ's entry to Jerusalem, is on Sunday, April 13, 2025.
When is Easter 2025? Here's what to know about Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and Lent
Easter is a few months away, but several other religious holidays, like Ash Wednesday, are coming up. Here's when Fat Tuesday is and when Lent starts.
When is Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and Lent? What to know this Carnival season
Carnival Season typically starts after Epiphany on Jan. 6 and culminates on Ash Wednesday, which falls on March 5 this year.
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When is Ash Wednesday in 2025? What to know about the Christian observance
The Christian observance of Ash Wednesday is just weeks away, falling on March 5 this year. The observance marks the start of lent, the season leading up to Easter; it's is one of five key periods ...
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Families welcome at Ash Wednesday worship at Wheaton’s Gary UMC
New this year, on Ash Wednesday, March 5, families with young children are invited to an interactive worship experience at ...