Lent begins on Ash Wednesday when many Christians receive blessed ashes as a reminder of our mortality. When I was growing up, Lent made strict demands of the faithful. Social events like dances were ...

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Fat Tuesday is always 47 days before Easter. In 2026, Mardi Gras will take place on Tuesday, February 17, with Lent beginning ...

The date of Fat Tuesday fluctuates from year to year, depending on when Easter Sunday occurs, which also changes annually.

Mardi Gras, means “Fat Tuesday” in French, is the final day of the Carnival season and the last day before the start of the ...

Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, is on Tuesday, Feb. 17, this year. Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday. Like Ash Wednesday and Easter, Mardi Gras' date changes annually based on the spring ...

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Fasting is one of the key practices of this season. Steven Norris is senior pastor of First Baptist Church Griffin.

Lent is traditionally observed as a 40-day season of prayer and fasting observed by Christians before Easter. Lent starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Thursday, the day before Good Friday, in ...

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 ...