We’re looking to hear from Catholics and Presbyterians about how they’re spending Lent this year. Send Rosemary Westwood a ...

Betcha’ I’ll see more parades than you this Mardi Gras,” I said, or something to that effect. There was no prize to the ...

Know the dates for the end of Lent, Holy Week and Easter Sunday in 2025. Why does Easter start late this year?

Lent has begun. Now you have 40 days to start back on those resolutions you made at the first of the year. Anything ...

With Mardi Gras behind us and Easter approaching, it is a special time of year, LENT. Primarily recognized in the Catholic ...

If you are a member of one of a variety of Christian churches, you have entered the season of Lent, traditionally a time of prayer, fasting and preparation for Easter, ...

The last few years have not been kind to Long Island’s Cajun and Creole restaurants. Biscuits & Barbeque in Mineola closed last year and Mara’s Southern Kitchen in Syosset closed in 2022 — though Mara ...

Tuesday is Mardi Gras, also known by its English translation Fat Tuesday. It's the festival that happens before the start of Lent, the 40-day period observed by certain Christian denominations ...

Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, Christianity's 40-day season of prayer and fasting leading up to Jesus ...

Mardi Gras means Fat Tuesday, the last day before Lent and a celebration filled with food and drinks before Lent begins and you move into the Easter season. At Bayou Bakery in Arlington ...

With 12th Night on Jan. 6 marking the start of Carnival, the 2025 season lasted 58 days. The 2026 season won't be quite as ...