Kathara Deftera,” Greek for Clean Monday, commences the 40-day period of Great Lent, known as "Sarakosti" for the Greek Orthodox Church.

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

In California, Nevada City and Yountville in the Napa Valley host Mardi Gras celebrations on Saturday, March 1. San Diego ...

Clean Monday—the beginning of Lent among Orthodox Christians—is the day Greeks fly kites, symbolic of the Resurrection.

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.

In the west, Ash Wednesday opens the holiday. In Eastern Orthodox churches, Lent begins on the Monday seven weeks before Easter and Ash Wednesday is not observed. Today, Christians use the holiday ...

Folks at Easton Baking Co. in Easton work all day and into the night preparing for the annual Fastnaucht Day celebration.

Standing at 12,300 feet, Guatemala's Volcan de Fuego is among the most active in Central America and last erupted in June 2023.

Catholics and some protestants, including Anglicans and Lutherans, also hold Ash Wednesday services. Eastern Orthodox churches do not follow this schedule because they begin Lent on a Monday ...