Learn what Ash Wednesday means, why people get ashes on their foreheads, and how the tradition marks the start of Lent.

Tree of Life Church: 933 Baltimore Pike, Springfield, the Rev. Dr. Lisa Farrell. 10 a.m. Sunday worship (In person & Zoom).

New Orleans may have Mardi Gras and King Cake, but Michigan has Pączki Day before Ash Wednesday. It is an annual tradition ...

Mardi Gras really is year round in Galveston. Even in July or August, it's not unusual to encounter a string of beads lying ...

What’s Going On is a listing of activities taking place throughout the Downriver community. To submit an event, send an email to downriverlife@thenewsherald.com. List the time, date, location, cost ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent that leads up to Good Friday and Easter. What to know about the day.

Line Dancing lessons will be from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. tonight at the Lake Belt Bar and Grill in Ceylon. Admission is $5. Boots are encouraged, but not required. Lake Belt also is planning a Friends ...

On Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, families with young children are invited to an interactive worship experience at 5:30 p.m. at Gary ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Even with snow on the ground, that annual rite of spring, fish frys, is coming sooner than you think. During Lent we publish a weekly updated guide to fish frys throughout Northeast ...

Easter Sunday will be celebrated in the first week of April in 2026. The date for Easter changes annually because it is based on the lunar calendar. Lent, a 40-day period of preparation for Easter, ...

Ash Wednesday is observed by a variety of Christians around the world. The first day of the Lent season, a forty-day period of self-examination and penance before Easter is observed by Lutherans, ...