Ash Wednesday is a day away and begins the Christian season of Lent. The 6-week period that leads up to Easter. What we know on date, meaning and more.

In the Book of Daniel (9:3) and the Book of Jonah (3:6), the act of wearing sackcloth and covering oneself ... a 40-day period of fasting and prayer leading up to Easter. ALSO READ: Here are ...

Ash Wednesday begins the 40-day Lenten season, marked by prayer, penance ... they were sprinkled with ashes, clothed in sackcloth, and required to stay apart from the community until their ...

Hallow is "a prayer and meditation app that combines ... began a public penance on the first day of Lent. These people wore sackcloth, were sprinkled with ashes and remained apart until they ...

Lent, the 40-day season of prayer, is a time of fasting and giving ... rooted in the ancient Hebrew custom of "clothing oneself in sackcloth and dusting oneself with ashes as a sign of penance ...

Hallow is "a prayer and meditation app that combines ... began a public penance on the first day of Lent. These people wore sackcloth, were sprinkled with ashes and remained apart until they ...

Hallow is "a prayer and meditation app that combines ... began a public penance on the first day of Lent. These people wore sackcloth, were sprinkled with ashes and remained apart until they ...

Mardi Gras in New Orleans, has been in full swing since Jan. 6 and will close on March 4. Michiganders often celebrate with ...