Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent that leads up to Good Friday and Easter. What to know about the day.

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Carnival Season typically starts after Epiphany on Jan. 6 and culminates on Ash Wednesday, which falls on March 5 this year.

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If Mardi Gras season is the biggest party of the year, then Fat Tuesday is the ultimate final bash before the solemn Lenten season. In states along the Gulf Coast, the day is marked with parades, rich ...

Peter Dreier, an urban and environmental policy professor at Occidental College, joins The Excerpt to discuss the worsening ...

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