Easter, Ash Wednesday and Lent

When is Ash Wednesday? Start of 40-day Lenten, Easter season brings prayer, fasting
Lent is a 40-day season of prayer and fasting observed by Christians. Lent will start on Ash Wednesday, March 5. It ends on Maundy Thursday, on April 17, the day before Good Friday.
Why is Easter so late this year? See when is Ash Wednesday, Lent and more in 2025
This year, the Jewish holiday of Passover begins before sundown on Saturday, April 12, 2025, and ends after nightfall on Sunday, April 20. The eight-day Jewish holiday of Passover commemorates the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt, according to Chabad.org.
When is Ash Wednesday in 2025? Appleton clergy answer common questions about Lent, Easter
"It's deeper than abstaining from ice cream," said Fr. Bill Swichtenberg of St. Mary Catholic Community in Appleton.
Why is Easter 2025 so late? Here's the dates for Easter, Lent, and Ash Wednesday
The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on the Thursday before Easter Sunday. This year, Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent will be on Wednesday, March 5. Lent will end on Holy Thursday, April 17. Good Friday will be the next day, on Friday, April 18.
Ash Wednesday will fall on March 5 this year. What to know about the holiday that starts Lent
Before Easter arrives, many Christians of different denominations across Houston will participate in around 40 days of Lent – and it all starts with Ash Wednesday. The holiday, in which some practicing receive ash on their foreheads in the shape of a cross,
When is Ash Wednesday 2025? Here's what to know about the religious holiday
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 excitement before Lent begins,
When is Easter in 2025? Why is the holiday so late this year?
The holiday's date is determined by the spring equinox and full moon cycle. On the Gregorian calendar (the one we use), ...
When is Easter? Here are the important dates to know for 2025 Holy Week.
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2025’s ‘coincidence’ could lead to common Easter date for Catholics, Orthodox
That brings us to 2025, which will see a remarkable coincidence: Both the Eastern and Western will hold Easter on the same ...
Why is Easter 2025 so late? Here are the dates for Easter, Ash Wednesday, Good Friday
Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, falls on April 18, 2025. The holiday remembers the day that Jesus Christ suffered and ...
‘Greater love’: Apostle says resurrection is literal and universal, calls for Easter emphasis
President Dallin H. Oaks says the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is “the most glorious event in history,” challenges families ...
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Ecumenical initiative calls for unity to celebrate Easter together
Catholic and Orthodox — fall on the same date, April 20, due to the alignment of the Julian and Gregorian calendars.
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When is Easter this year? When is Ash Wednesday and Lent? Dates to know
Lent ends with Holy Week and Easter Sunday, an important day in the Christian calendar ... according to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. USA Today adds that during Lent, Catholics ...