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He urged Christians to use this period of fasting and prayers to call on God for his intervention in the country’s affairs. “It has a beginning, Ash Wednesday, and an ending, Easter”.

Fats, eggs and milky foods once counted among the items observant Christians wouldn’t eat during Lent.

In the Christian tradition, Ash Wednesday marks the start of the holy season of Lent, a time for reflection and repentance in preparation for the celebration of Easter.

A Galway church is to offer a more modern way to give out ashes this Ash Wednesday – a drive-thru.

So, which of your habits will you be giving up on?

Today is Ash Wednesday, but at a time of year when there are an bad lot of religious days to remember, what exactly is the meaning behind Ash Wednesday? Eastern on February 28.

Why is Lent for 40 days and what is its meaning?

It is also said to be a reminder that death comes to everyone.

Some of the participating churches in the Chicago area include Unity Lutheran Church in Edgewater, Holy Covenant Metropolitan Community Church in Brookfield, and Berry United Methodist Church in Lincoln Square.

But seldom do Catholics think to take the challenge of abstaining from the one thing they feel they can’t live without these days – their cell phone.

He said that Lent is meant to be a time of self-denial, moderation, fasting, and the forsaking of sinful activities and habits. He expects a lot of them to be teenagers. However, in some years, it lasts for merely one month when Ash Wednesday falls on February 5 or 6, and Easter at the end of March.