Ash Wednesday - the start of Easter Lent season for Christians - falls on Valentine's Day in 2024. What does it mean? Why wear ashes? Can I eat meat?

Ash Wednesday is Wednesday, March 5. It is the first day of Lent, a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving. On Ash Wednesday, priests place ash crosses on worshipers' foreheads to indicate ...

Ash Wednesday is a day of repentance, marked by ashes being placed on a worshiper's forehead in the shape of a cross by a priest, pastor or minister during church services. Ashes are a symbol of ...

Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent. Here's everything to know about why it is celebrated by Christians, where to get the ashes and more. Local Sports Things To Do Politics Travel Advertise ...

Ash Wednesday 2024: Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, is observed by Christians all over the world. Check out our special collection of wishes and images. Saturday, Jun 28, 2025 ...

Wednesday, March 5, 2025 is Ash Wednesday — the start of Lent for Christians. That also means no meat on Wednesday or on Fridays between Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. It’s funny.

But it’s also Ash Wednesday, the start of Christianity’s Lent, a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and almsgiving before Easter. That coincidence is a rarity, happening in 2018 but before that ...

“Do I say, ‘Happy Ash Wednesday,’ or do I say ‘Happy Valentine’s Day?’” Beth Allison, 36, said while waiting for St. Aloysius’ Ash Wednesday noon Mass to start.

Ash Wednesday, a holiday in which those practicing receive ash on their foreheads in the shape of a cross, will take place this year on Mar. 5, 2025. Houston Chronicle Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...