Find out when Lent, Ash Wednesday, and other Holy Week dates are, why Easter's date changes, and if schools are off for spring break.

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Lent, the annual season to prepare for the celebration of Easter, begins on Feb. 18, or Ash Wednesday. The period of Lent is when many Christians of various denominations may fast, pray or give up ...

Lent is a 40-day Christian observance of prayer and fasting that begins on Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday 2026, the start of the 40-day Lenten period, will be observed on February 18 this year. Mardi ...

Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, which falls on Feb. 18 this year. Easter Sunday will be observed on Sunday, April 5. The date is different every year and falls on the first Sunday of the first full ...

Here's what to know about Mardi Gras (also known as Fat Tuesday) and Lent, which begins with Ash Wednesday, for 2026.

The Easter season is fast approaching, and for Christians, it begins with a focus on repentance and self-denial leading up to ...

Lent begins two weeks earlier than last year, meaning the season’s milestones arrive a bit sooner this year. Here are the key ...

Ash Wednesday is observed by a variety of Christians around the world. The first day of the Lent season, a forty-day period of self-examination and penance before Easter is observed by Lutherans, ...

Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, will be on Feb. 17, 2026. Lent is a 40-day season of prayer and fasting that begins on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. Easter will be celebrated on Sunday, April 5 ...

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 they ...