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 Ash Wednesday 2025? What to know as Christians begin Lent leading up to Easter
Since Ash Wednesday is dependent on the date of Easter, it can occur as early as Feb. 4 or as late as March 10. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. This year, Easter is ...
When is Easter 2025? When does fasting begin? Ash Wednesday, Lent and other dates
That's 69 days from Monday, Feb. 10. Lent, a 40-day period of prayer ... Jan. 6 and leads up to Ash Wednesday. It's often viewed as a time for celebration and revelry and the final burst of ...
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.
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.
When is Mardi Gras 2025? What to know about Fat Tuesday, where to celebrate in Texas
Carnival Season typically starts after Epiphany on Jan. 6 and culminates on Ash Wednesday, which falls on March 5 this year.
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Wondering when Lent 2025 is? Fat Tuesday? Don't worry it's not as early as last year
In 2024, Lent and Easter came early. The start of the 2024 Lenten season, Ash Wednesday, actually fell on Valentine's Day Feb. 14, which is considerably early for the Christian religious holy ...
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Why is Easter 2025 so late? Here's when Easter, Lent, Ash Wednesday are, Why they fall late
Last year, Ash Wednesday 2024 fell on Valentine’s Day, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. This year, Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent fall in March, almost a full month later. Here’s when ...