It is held over two days from Shrove Tuesday to Ash Wednesday. Many hundreds of people play in the match. The goals are nearly 5 km apart! Ash Wednesday is the beginning of Lent. This picture ...

Catholics ages 18-59 are expected to observe Lent. Starting at 14, Catholics are to fast on Ash Wednesday and on Good Friday, April 18. Fasting requires Catholics to eat one full meal and two ...

or the final part of Lent, two weeks before Easter. The cross is then unveiled after the Good Friday liturgy, while the rest of the images or statues in the church can be unveiled before the ...