Tens of millions of Christians from multiple denominations across the globe will begin observing Lent with the start of Ash Wednesday on Feb. 14, 2024. The holy holiday is meant to open up ...

Ash Wednesday begins the 40 days of Lent leading up to the Christian celebration of Easter. On Ash Wednesday, many Christians observe the tradition of placing ashes in a cross on the forehead, which ...

Americans usher in the new year with lifestyle resolutions galore, but many people across the globe — particularly those from ...

The Pagan Origin of Ash Wednesday” revealing the remnants of secular practices and how they were sucked up into the church’s adorable tradition. Portwood writes: “The practice of putting ...

Ash Wednesday opens Lent ... as written in the gospels. In Catholic tradition, the administration of the ash has its fair share of restrictions. One of such is in the wearing of the ash.

According to one tradition, yes. Whether a stickler for ... start of the church's "season of Epiphany," which ends before Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. As Good Housekeeping points out, since ...

The Journal will count down the weeks before Lent by featuring the most popular fish fries in the Stevens Point area. Share ...