Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and marks a 40-day period of fasting and religious observance.

Here's what date Easter 2026 will fall on, when the Easter season begins and ends, and why the date of Easter Sunday moves from year to year.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the 40 days leading up to Easter, many Christians celebrate Lent, which is the annual Christian holiday that precedes Easter.

April is here, spring has arrived and the Easter holidays — such as the end of the Lent and fish-fry Fridays, Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Easter and Passover — are on coming. Unlike many other holidays, ...

Lent is a 40-day season observed by many Christians that begins with Ash Wednesday and leads into the final weeks of the ...

For non-Christians and some types of Christians, the coming season can be confusing. What is Lent? Do I have to give up chocolate, or drinking? Why do people have ashes on their foreheads? For 40 days ...

Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, will be on Feb. 17, 2026. Lent is a 40-day season of prayer and fasting that begins on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. Easter will be celebrated on Sunday, April 5 ...