Ash Wednesday and what you should not do during Lent On Ash Wednesday, adults are supposed to avoid meat and can eat only one large meal. They may eat smaller meals in between but the meals should ...

When is Ash Wednesday 2025? This year, Ash Wednesday falls on March 5. In 2025 it ends on April 17, known as Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday, the day before Good Friday.

Ash Wednesday emphasizes two themes: our sinfulness before God and our human mortality. During some Ash Wednesday services, a pastor will rub the sign of the cross with ashes onto the foreheads of ...