Ash Wednesday is one week away and begins the Christian season of Lent. The 6-week period that leads up to Easter. What we know on date, meaning and more.

Lent begins March 5, and different denominations of Christianity have varied traditions for the 40 days leading to observance of the resurrection.

Canon Claire Renshaw makes an ash cross on the forehead of the Very Reverend John Dobson, during the imposition of the ashes during the Ash Wednesday Eucharist at Ripon Cathedral in North Yorkshire. Picture date: Wednesday February 14,

William Johnston, University of Dayton For Christians, the death and resurrection of Jesus is a pivotal event commemorated each year during a season of preparation called Lent and a season of celebration called Easter.