Ash Wednesday begins the Christian season of Lent. The 6-week period is a tectonic time of year leading up to Easter. What we know on date, meaning and more.

"Ash Wednesday is the perfect opportunity for us all to recommit to many of the things we know we need to do," Hallow CEO Alex Jones said. For some, it could mean prayer and meditation, Jones added.

Ash Wednesday is always six and a half weeks before Easter. Since Ash Wednesday is dependent on the date of Easter, it can occur as early as Feb. 4 or as late as March 10. This year, Easter is ...

Related: 75 Best Lent Quotes and Sayings for 2025 What Is the History of Ash Wednesday? The placement of ashes on the heads of Christians observing Lent goes back to at least the 10th century.

Ash Wednesday is also a day of obligatory fasting for the Catholic faithful. For members of the Roman Catholic Church, fasting is obligatory from age 18-59, according to the USCCB.

Every year in February and March, you'll see people walking around with black smudges on their foreheads. There's a simple reason for it – it's Ash Wednesday, an important season for Christians.

This means that Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent also change. Here's what to know about Easter 2025 season and when Ash Wednesday, Lent and Good Friday happen this year.

This year, in 2025, Ash Wednesday is recognized nearly a month later on Wednesday, March 5. The day also marks the beginning of Lent, which lasts 40 days, and ends on another Christian observance ...

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.

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.