When is Ash Wednesday in 2025? What to know about the start of Lent
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, a day in which many Christians attend a church service and receive ashes in the shape of a ...
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What is Ash Wednesday and when is it? Why do Christians wear ashes and give things up for Lent?
Lent will extend for 46 days, concluding with Easter Sunday on April 20, 2025. While considered the most attended non-Sunday service, Ash Wednesday is not a holy day of obligation. The Lenten ...
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What is Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday? Lent used to be less than 40 days. What to know
Here’s when Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday and Easter 2025 are, their origins and why the dates they fall on change every year. The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fast ...