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.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, an important time for Christians leading up to Easter. Here's what to know.

This year, Ash Wednesday is on Feb. 14 ... When the ashes are applied, the priest quotes a verse from the Book of Genesis - Genesis 3:19: "You are dust, and to dust you shall return" - to remind ...

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Christian leaders in Cincinnati and Rhode Island are offering ashes to go for those who wish to mark Ash Wednesday but are short on time. The manager of a New York hotel across from St. Patrick's ...

In 2024, Lent and Easter came early. The start of the 2024 Lenten season, Ash Wednesday, actually fell on Valentine's Day Feb. 14, which is considerably early for the Christian religious holy day.