Here's everything you need to know about Ash Wednesday and Lent and more on what these religious practices are all about.

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Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, falls on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Lent is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter Sunday, which ends on the Thursday before Easter.