Each year in early spring, Christians across the globe celebrate their faith on Easter. Easter commemorates the resurrection ...

In Holy Week, the days just before Easter ... in the church – except stained glass windows and the Stations of the Cross. In some places, the images are removed altogether.

Many Christians attend church services on Ash Wednesday and receive ashes on their forehead in the sign of the cross. In the early ... serving as the culmination of Holy Week, which includes ...

Believers observe the day by fasting and receiving ashes in the shape of a cross on their forehead ... Easter which marks the beginning of Holy Week. The ashes are consecrated with holy water ...