Lent, Easter and Ash Wednesday

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.
When is Lent, Ash Wednesday, Easter Sunday in 2025? Dates to know
Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, will be celebrated on Wednesday, March 5 this year. More: What will spring be like in New York? Farmers Almanac, NWS, AccuWeather predict
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 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 died, rising three days later on Easter Sunday.
When is Easter this year? When is Ash Wednesday and Lent? Dates to know
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day period in which Christians worldwide observe a period of reflection, prayer and penance. Lent ends with Holy Week and Easter Sunday, an important day in the Christian calendar that honors the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ after his crucifixion on the cross, per BBC.
Lent 2025: when does it start and why do Christians observe it?
Deciding what to give up for Lent is a personal choice, often involving something significant in your daily life ...
When is Easter? Key dates for the 2025 season in Wisconsin
Easter is known as a "moveable feast," The Old Farmer's Almanac says. Here are dates to know for the 2025 holiday.
Wondering when Lent 2025 is? Fat Tuesday? Don't worry it's not as early as last year
Lent came early last year, but it is back to a bit more normal schedule for 2025. Here's a look when Fat Tuesday, Ash ...
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When is Easter 2025? Here's what to know about Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and Lent
Prior to Easter, many Christians and Catholics will observe Lent, a 40-day period of fasting and prayer that begins on Ash ...