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.

Before Easter arrives, many Christians of different denominations across Houston will participate in around 40 days of Lent – ...

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. Ash ...

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Particular days of abstinence during Lent are Fridays, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. As canon law states, Catholics over the age of 14 are expected to abstain from the eating of meat on Ash ...

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This evening and tonight will remain breezy and mainly cloudy, but it should be largely dry to start. Later in the night, showery and blustery rain will develop from the west. Friday Tomorrow, any ...

This evening and the first part of tonight will be windy and mainly cloudy, but it should be largely dry. During the early hours, some spells of blustery, heavy rain will develop from the west ...

Lent is a period of 40 days of fasting and prayer leading up to Easter. Lent starts on Ash Wednesday and concludes on Holy Saturday, just before Easter Sunday. The word "Lent" comes from the word ...

Shrove Tuesday—also known as Fat Tuesday or Pancake Day—is the day before Ash Wednesday and the official countdown to Lent. It’s the last day before the season of fasting and reflection begins, so ...