Ash Wednesday, also known as the Day of Ashes, is on March 5 this year. You may see people with ashes in the shape of a cross smudged on their forehead or abstaining from eating meat.

The practice caught on and spread, and in 1091 Pope Urban II decreed that “on Ash Wednesday everyone, clergy and laity, men and women, will receive ashes.” It’s been going on ever since. 2.

When is Ash Wednesday 2025? Ash Wednesday is not a fixed date. Its timing is tied to Easter Sunday, and for most Christians, Easter will fall on April 20 this year.

Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, is on March 5, 2025. Lent is a period of prayer, fasting, and giving for Christians. Christians who observe Lent will abstain from eating meat on Ash Wednesday.

But this year, Ash Wednesday lands smack-dab right on the calendar at Feb. 14. Ash Wednesday, when we remember that we are dust and to dust we shall return, kicks off the season of Lent, a period ...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — While places like the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul will have traditional Ash Wednesday services, some churches are offering drive-thru ...

What to do when Ash Wednesday, a solemn reminder of human mortality, falls on the same day we gorge on chocolate and romance? Pass out candy hearts that say “Dust 2 Dust.” ...

Ash Wednesday is on March 5, also known as the Day of Ashes, where you may see people with ashes in the shape of a cross smudged on their forehead or abstaining from eating meat.. Ash Wednesday is ...

Ash Wednesday, a Christian holy day marking the start of Lent, falls on March 5, 2025. Lent will extend for 46 days, concluding with Easter Sunday on April 20, 2025.