Ash Wednesday will fall on March 5 this year. What to know about the holiday that starts Lent

Before Easter arrives, many Christians of different denominations across Houston will participate in around 40 days of Lent – ...
USA Today

Why is Easter 2025 so late? Here's the dates for Easter, Lent, and Ash Wednesday

Easter Sunday may still be more than two months away, but the Easter season kicks off in less than a month with the arrival of Ash Wednesday. Last year, Ash Wednesday 2024 fell on Valentine’s Day, ...
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Ash falling in B.C.’s capital region is not from Mount St. Helens, experts say

Residents of southern Vancouver Island woke up to a hazy orange sky on Wednesday morning. “I have been told that this is ash blowup from Mount St. Helens," resident Marguerite Sutherland said. "It's ...
WKRG

Orange skies, falling ash prompt air quality concerns in San Francisco Bay Area

SAN FRANCISCO (NewsNation Now) — Residents across the San Francisco Bay Area woke up to an orange glow in the sky and falling ash Wednesday as wildfires continue to rage across California. The ...
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NOW: Ash falling on parts of Arlington and Fairfax County due to ‘very large controlled burn’

Ash is falling on parts of Arlington and Fairfax County due to a “very large controlled burn” nearby. “We live in Ballston and a few large pieces of ash have fallen in the past couple of minutes,” an ...
Times of San Diego

Marine Ecosystem Survey Finds a New Variable: Falling Ash from Los Angeles Fires

A NASA satellite image of the ash plume off of the California coast following the start of multiple Los Angeles area wildfires during CalCOFI’s sampling mission. (Photo courtesy of Julie Dinasquet) ...