This is just the beginning of the 46 days until Easter Sunday. As the holy days fall on a different date each year, here are the important dates for this year's holy season. Ash Wednesday, also known as the Day of Ashes,

Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, falls on April 18, 2025. The holiday remembers the day that Jesus Christ suffered and died, rising three days later on Easter Sunday. Maria Francis of USA Today contributed to this report.

Here’s when Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday and Easter 2025 are and why the dates they fall on change every year. Easter this year will be in late April, on Sunday, April 20.

Easter falls on the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox. This year, Easter is Sunday, April 20.

Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, falls on April 18, 2025. The holiday remembers the day that Jesus Christ suffered and died, rising three days later on Easter Sunday.