Easter, Ash Wednesday and Lent

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.
This year, Ash Wednesday falls on March 5. The Roman Catholic day of fasting marks the first day of the season of Lent, a 40-day period of prayer and repentance leading up to Easter Sunday.
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Ash Wednesday is a day of repentance ... It is also common practice in the Catholic church to abstain from eating meat on Fridays during the Lenten season. In advance of the start of Lent ...