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As the Mardi Gras celebration ends, so begins the solemn period of Lent observed in many Christian circles and denominations.

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Noticing people with smudges on their foreheads today? It is Ash Wednesday, kicking off the 40-day Lenten season of prayer, sacrifice and fish Fridays ...

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.

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A Camden cathedral service was among those that marked start of Lent, a time of prayer, fasting and charity for many ...

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.