Ash Wednesday is a day away and begins the Christian season of Lent 2026. The 6-week period that leads up to Easter. What we ...

Learn what Ash Wednesday means, why people get ashes on their foreheads, and how the tradition marks the start of Lent.

Ash Wednesday falls on Wednesday, Feb. 18. The holy day marks the beginning of Lent. Easter Sunday will fall on April 5 in 2026. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a period for repentance and ...

There are several foods that are acceptable to eat on Ash Wednesday. These foods include milk, eggs, fish, grains, fruits and ...

It's Ash Wednesday, marking the start of the Easter season for Christians. So what does Ash Wednesday mean? Here's what to know.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Catholics in the Philippines lined up outside a church in Manila on Wednesday to have their foreheads marked with ash in ...

Christians commonly celebrate Ash Wednesday with ashes on their forehead and fasting to start the Lenten season, according to britannica.com. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, which is Feb. 18, 2026. Lent ...

This is the week of Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection that signals the start of Lent, the most penitential season of the church calendar for Catholics and many other Christians. On ...

A parishioner receives ashes from a Deacon during Ash Wednesday mass on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, at Gesu Catholic Church in downtown Miami. The mass was fully packed with standing rom only at the ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation for Jesus ...

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent, leading up to observances of Jesus’ death on Good Friday and ...

Allentown Bishop Alfred A. Schlert places ashes on the foreheads of students during Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathedral of St. Catharine of Siena in Allentown. Allentown Bishop Alfred A. Schlert ...