Each year in early spring, Christians across the globe celebrate their faith on Easter. Easter commemorates the resurrection ...

In Holy Week, the days just before Easter ... in the church – except stained glass windows and the Stations of the Cross. In some places, the images are removed altogether.

The season lasts for 40 days, ending during Holy Week, the final week before Easter. In the Roman Catholic Church, Lent ends on Holy Thursday, or April 17, 2025. For Protestant denominations, the last ...

The timing of Lent varies from year to year and is tied to the spring equinox. Here are 2025's key dates, including Easter.

Believers observe the day by fasting and receiving ashes in the shape of a cross on their forehead ... Easter which marks the beginning of Holy Week. The ashes are consecrated with holy water ...

Many Christians attend church services on Ash Wednesday and receive ashes on their forehead in the sign of the cross. In the early ... serving as the culmination of Holy Week, which includes ...