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.

While Ash Wednesday frequently falls in February, it can take place anywhere from Feb. 4 through March 10, and this year, it falls closer to the latter. But why exactly does the religious holiday change dates,

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, a day in which many Christians attend a church service and receive ashes in the shape of a cross on their foreheads. The gesture dates back thousands of years to the Old Testament,