The Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver held Ash Wednesday services on March 5, 2025. Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Western Christian denominations.

Ash Wednesday is a holy day of reflection and repentance in the Christian faith. Believers observe the day by fasting and receiving ashes in the shape of a cross on their forehead.

or the Sunday before Easter which marks the beginning of Holy Week. The ashes are consecrated with holy water and incense before being administered.

Grapes symbolize happiness, prosperity and good luck in traditional Chinese culture. As such, patterns of grapes have adorned ...

Holika Dahan is a significant Hindu festival that symbolizes the triumph of good over evil. Celebrated on the night of Falgun ...

Catholic devotees in Manila lined up outside Baclaran Church for Ash Wednesday, receiving ash crosses made from blessed palms, marking the start of Lent.View on euronews ...

In this series, HT takes a look at the complicated relationship that the Capital shares with the Yamuna as it journeys ...

The ashes are made from the blessed palms used in the Palm Sunday celebrations the previous year, christened with Holy Water and scented by exposure to incense. (AP video shot by Joeal Calupitan ...

Holika Dahan will be celebrated on March 13. Certain essential items must be used for the puja. Check out the complete list ...

They researched ways to burn a corpse and experimented with different designs of barrels in which they could do so. Read more at straitstimes.com.