Holy Saturday marks the end of the Lenten season on April 19, it is a time to mourn the death of Jesus and to prepare for his ...

Lent came early last year, but it is back to a bit more normal schedule for 2025. Here's a look when Fat Tuesday, Ash Wednesday and Lent start.

Though many don't traditionally associate Carnival Season with Easter, the monthslong celebration that includes Mardi Gras ...

"It's deeper than abstaining from ice cream," said Fr. Bill Swichtenberg of St. Mary Catholic Community in Appleton.

During Shrove Tuesday, churches hold pancake suppers or other gatherings to bring people together before Lent. Communal events encourage relationship and mutual love in the local church, needed for ...

This year, the Jewish holiday of Passover begins before sundown on Saturday, April 12, 2025, and ends after nightfall on Sunday, April 20. The eight-day Jewish holiday of Passover commemorates the ...

Believers are meant to observe that period of time with self-sacrifice, prayer and other religious ... Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday. Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras ...

The kickoff to Lent begins with Fat Tuesday, also known as Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras ... often placed on parishioners' foreheads with the prayer "Remember that you are dust, and to dust ...

Here's the full list of major holidays and when they are celebrated, including Easter, Memorial Day, St. Patrick's Day, ...

Mardi Gras, which began as a religious holiday, has become a weeks-long celebration, one that gives millions the opportunity to let loose and over-indulge before Lent, a 40-day season of prayer and ..

Deciding what to give up for Lent is a personal choice, often involving something significant in your daily life ...