The timing of Lent varies from year to year and is tied to the spring equinox. ... Times Herald-Record. Easter 2025: Key dates, background for Lent and Holy Week. Story by Victoria E. Freile, New ...

The season of Lent is the time before Easter when Catholics, particulary those between the ages of 18 and 59, fast on two specific days and those 14 and older abstain from meat on a specific weekday.