The celebration dates back centuries to pagan celebrations of fertility and the season of spring.

“Ash Wednesday is a way of looking ahead to Easter,” Father Morrill said. “And here in the Northern Hemisphere, that also ...

Ash Wednesday begins Lent, a period of fasting and reflection for Christians, leading to Easter. Traditions include receiving ashes and Friday fish fries.

Sometimes people read T S Eliot’s sequence of six poems, Ash Wednesday in the hope of understanding better Ash Wednesday, which falls on February 18 this year. But that is round the wrong way.

Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, a season in the liturgical church calendar that is dedicated to preparing minds, hearts and souls for Easter. On this day, many denominations around the world– ...

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 know on date, meaning and more.

Lent, a season of penance that includes prayer, fasting and almsgiving, begins with Ash Wednesday—a holy day of prayer and ...