Ash Wednesday can take place anywhere from Feb. 4 through March 10, and this year, it falls on the earlier side.

As the final week of Mardi Gras gets underway, Christians all over the world will be preparing for Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent.

Here's what to know about Mardi Gras (also known as Fat Tuesday) and Lent, which begins with Ash Wednesday, for 2026.

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Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday in English, is Feb. 17. It marks the last day of Carnival before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent, is on Feb. 18, 2026. This year, ...

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Ash Wednesday is observed by a variety of Christians around the world. The first day of the Lent season, a forty-day period of self-examination and penance before Easter is observed by Lutherans, ...

Easter Sunday will be celebrated in the first week of April in 2026. The date for Easter changes annually because it is based on the lunar calendar. Lent, a 40-day period of preparation for Easter, ...

Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday, will be on Feb. 17, 2026. Lent is a 40-day season of prayer and fasting that begins on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. Easter will be celebrated on Sunday, April 5 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ash Wednesday kicks off Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving in preparation to honor the resurrection ...

Ash Wednesday is Wednesday, March 5. It is the first day of Lent, a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and giving. On Ash Wednesday, priests place ash crosses on worshipers' foreheads to indicate they ...