Though many don't traditionally associate Carnival Season with Easter, the monthslong celebration that includes Mardi Gras actually leads up to Ash Wednesday. It's often seen as the final burst of ...

Fat Tuesday and the Mardi Gras celebrations will kick off a late start to the 2025 Lenten season — from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday. Unlike many other holidays, the date of Easter changes ...

Jan. 6 and leads up to Ash Wednesday. It's often viewed as a time for celebration and revelry and the final burst of excitement before the solemn observances of the Easter season. The origins of ...

Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani have never been busier! The celebrity couple have kicked off the year 2025 in full-on work mode, both focusing on their respective careers. While Gwen has been in ...

Outlook for Wednesday to Friday Wednesday will be mostly cloudy and dry. A few bright spells are also possible occasionally but will be rather brief. Continuing similarly on Thursday and Friday ...

Lent is a period of 40 days of fasting and prayer leading up to Easter. Lent starts on Ash Wednesday and concludes on Holy Saturday, just before Easter Sunday. The word "Lent" comes from the word ...

Particular days of abstinence during Lent are Fridays, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. As canon law states, Catholics over the age of 14 are expected to abstain from the eating of meat on Ash ...

But anti-smoking pressure group ASH urged him to kick the habit quickly. Spokesman Amanda Sandford said: 'The real danger with teenagers is that they think they can just smoke socially and give up ...

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I’m Gwen Baumgardner, a reporter with KIRO 7. You can watch me weekdays at 5 & 6pm. 7 Questions With Gwen: Where did you grow up? Small town Kansas Why did you become a journalist? I took a ...