Lent traditionally lasts 40 days in the Western Christian calendar, not including Sundays. However, the total period from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday is 46 days, because Sundays are not counted ...

Many Christians observe Lent by giving up something they enjoy, such as sweets or alcohol. Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, is marked by receiving ashes on the forehead as a symbol of repentance.

During Lent, Christians observe various practices and traditions aimed at spiritual growth, self-discipline and reflection. However, Lent is observed differently by multiple religious denominations.

Ash Wednesday is officially here! The Christian season of Lent — the 6-week period that leads up to Easter — starts. What we know on dates, meanings and more.

The Christian observance of Ash Wednesday is just weeks away, falling on March 5 this year. The observance marks the start of lent, the season leading up to Easter; it's is one of five key periods ...

Lent is, in other words, simultaneously sidelined by many ostensibly practicing Christians and appropriated by the secular world. In 2013, a group of atheist bloggers observed Lent and wrote about ...

Christians should take time during Lent to review their relationship with God and address areas where it may be lacking, says author, evangelist and apologist Alex McFarland of North Carolina.

As Lent begins, pastors prepare their congregations for a season of repentance, when Christians look closely at their lives and their relationships with God and are forced to realize where they ...

It is known as the season in which Christians are called to pass from winter to spring. Lenten season is a time of the year that believers across the world recognize and share. Lent, a practice ...

Lent always occurs at this time of year. Ramadan rotates around the calendar. This year, they coincide, with Christian fasting taking place at the same time as Muslim fasting.

Lent, when Christians fast or forego certain vices for more than six weeks before Easter, falls on February 22 this year. The Lenten period first emerged shortly after the Council of Nicaea in 325 ...