Here’s the origin of Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday and Easter, when Lent ends and why the dates they fall on change every year.

and the 40 days in which Moses fasted on Mount Sinai, or Elijah on Mount Horeb.” According to Vatican News, Ash Wednesday’s origins are different from why people observe the day now.

and the 40 days in which Moses fasted on Mount Sinai, or Elijah on Mount Horeb.” According to Vatican News, Ash Wednesday’s origins are different from why people observe the day now.

and the 40 days in which Moses fasted on Mount Sinai, or Elijah on Mount Horeb.” According to Vatican News, Ash Wednesday’s origins are different from why people observe the day now.

and the 40 days in which Moses fasted on Mount Sinai, or Elijah on Mount Horeb.” Its roots are in publicly paying penance for serious sins or crimes in the eyes of the church, like adultery or ...

Ash Wednesday is the start of the six-week period of Lent, an important time of the year for Christians that leads up to ...

The Golden Calf While Moshe was absent up on Mount Sinai, the people feared he was dead and turned to Aaron and demanded that ...