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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.

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When is Ash Wednesday in 2025? What to know about the Christian observance

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.

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Why is Easter 2025 so late? Here's the dates for Easter, Lent, and Ash Wednesday

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 ...

Austin American-Statesman on M… · 3d

When is Easter 2025? When does fasting begin? Ash Wednesday, Lent and other dates

According to Christian teachings, Jesus was crucified, died and was buried, and on the third day — Easter Sunday — he rose from the dead. Here are the key dates for this year's Easter season.

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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 ...

Daily Herald3d

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 ...

The Standard-Times on MSN11d

When is Easter, Ash Wednesday, Lent? Your guide to 2025 holy days

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 ...

AZ Central5d

When is Ash Wednesday 2025? Here's what to know about Mardi Gras, Lent, more key dates

Though many don't traditionally associate Carnival Season with Easter, the monthslong celebration that includes Mardi Gras actually leads up to Ash Wednesday. It's often seen as the final burst of ...

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Why is Easter 2025 so late? Here are the dates for Easter, Ash Wednesday, Good Friday

Because Easter is a moveable holiday, all the holidays of the Easter season, such as Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday and Good Friday, move with it, which can be confusing. Here's why Easter moves ...

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