India, March 5 -- Ash Wednesday 2025 is almost here. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of a significant period in the Christian calendar, one that emphasises repentance, reflection, and spiritual growth. This significant day in the Christian calendar is a time for repentance, prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, lasting for 40 days and representing the time Jesus spent fasting in the desert. Also read | Ash Wednesday is observed by many Western Christian denominations as a holy day of fasting and prayer

Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent, falls on March 5, 2025.

Ash Wednesday symbolises the start of the Lenten journey, during which Christians prepare to celebrate Jesus' resurrection on Easter Sunday. The ashes placed on Christ...