Fat Tuesday - or Mardi Gras - is followed by Ash Wednesday to kick off the start of Lent. Here's what to know about fish ...

Lent is a period of 40 days which many Christians observe as a time of fasting, abstinence and penitence - here is everything ...

The day earned its name from the Christian tradition of seeking absolution before the start of Lent. Pancakes became ...

The Carnival season, or Mardi Gras season, officially begins on Epiphany, Jan. 6, and lasts through Fat Tuesday.

Celebrate Ash Wednesday with quotes and messages that encourage introspection, optimism, and spiritual rejuvenation.

The ashes are now placed on each worshipper's forehead on Ash Wednesday in the form of a cross in the Roman Catholic Church.

Ash Wednesday ritual at the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota on March 6, 2019. P Photo/Jim Mone) William Johnston, ...

Christians will get one last nibble on their paczkis and king cakes as Mardi Gras and the Carnival Season give way to Ash ...

Also known as the Day of Ashes, this traditional day of repentance for Christians, and observed by various denominations, involves fasting and Mass.

Ash Wednesday is a day away and begins the Christian season of Lent. The 6-week period that leads up to Easter. What we know ...