Each year in early spring, Christians across the globe celebrate their faith on Easter. Easter commemorates the resurrection ...

Holy Week doesn't have a fixed date because it's linked to the lunar calendar and the start of spring in the Northern ...

Many Christians attend church services on Ash Wednesday and receive ashes on their forehead in the sign of the cross. In the early Christian ... the culmination of Holy Week, which includes ...

Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent ... which later turned into Holy Week. In 325 CE, Emperor Constantine called a meeting of church leaders, called the Council of Nicea. In the month-long meeting ...

Easter Sunday is still about two months away, but the Easter season kicks off in one week with the arrival of Ash Wednesday ... which later turned into Holy Week. In 325 CE, Emperor Constantine ...

Ash Wednesday, a Christian holy day, is this week. It is the first day of the Lenten season and is considered a reminder of human mortality, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica. It ...

Hindu 28 Ramadan Begins A holy Islamic festival honoring the first revelations to the Prophet Mohammed through 30 days of reflection and fasting from sun-up to sun-down. Ends April 9. Muslim March 5 ...

used by most Christian denominations, Easter typically falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox. “Lent, kicking off with Ash Wednesday, is an incredible ...

Hundreds of millions of Hindu devotees have bathed in sacred waters, despite concerns over overcrowding and water pollution, as the world’s largest religious gathering wrapped up Wednesday in ...