Churches around the world are ready to celebrate a special mass or service next week to commemorate the start of Lent, a penitence period that ends on Easter Day. Lent is a period of self-sacrifice ...

Mardi Gras parades have commenced, leading up to the Fat Tuesday celebrations before the fast on Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent season 2026. Here's when and what to know about Easter Sunday, Holy ...

The Easter season begins just days after Valentine's Day. It may feel like it's too soon, but Mardi Gras arrives Tuesday, Feb. 17, and Lent begins the following day with Ash Wednesday, marking the ...

Although Valentine's Day is the holiday most associated with February, the month also marks the beginning of the Lenten season in 2026. Unlike other annual holidays, Easter and the Lenten season dates ...

The kickoff to Lent begins with Fat Tuesday, also known as Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras. Roman Catholicism is marked by seasons of feasts and fasts, and Fat Tuesday serves as the final day of joyful ...

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A powerful nor’easter will deliver a dangerous combination of heavy snow, frigid temperatures, strong winds and coastal flooding from the Southeast to New England this weekend. Across the United ...

Update: Read the latest forecast story here on the coming weekend storm. Blizzard conditions, damaging winds, coastal flooding and dangerous cold are all expected along the East Coast this weekend as ...

Yes we know it's only just been Christmas, but sometimes you just need to get those holidays in the diary. With Easter offering a four-day break, it's a good chance to get some time away from work and ...

Why is Easter early in 2026? The holiday date is determined by the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox, which is March 20. The Paschal full moon will occur on April 1, ...

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, ...