It's Ash Wednesday, marking the start of the Easter season for Christians. So what does Ash Wednesday mean? Here's what to know.

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During Lent, many Christians choose to fast, pray, and give up something pleasurable as an act of spiritual discipline, in order to gain clarity, renewal, and deeper faith.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day period of fasting and prayer observed by Christians. The 40 days of Lent represent the time Jesus spent fasting in the desert. This year, Ash ...

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Ash Wednesday is here and the Christian season of Lent begins for 2026. What we know on date, the 6-week period that leads up to Easter, fasting and more.

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. NASHVILLE — On Wednesday, in Catholic parishes across the world, a priest will dip his ...

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