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Carnival Season typically starts after Epiphany on Jan. 6 and culminates on Ash Wednesday, which falls on March 5 this year.

Representatives from Bridgeport, New Haven and Waterbury want schools statewide to acknowledge Three Kings Day and its ...

Easter falls on the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox. This year, Easter is Sunday, ...

First Baptist Church, 2350 Central Ave., will hold Classic Service at 9 a.m. Sunday, with Celebration Service at 10:30 a.m. Connect Groups will also meet at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Online worship will ...

Services and Sermons is a free service for churches and other faith-based groups. Entries may be edited to fit space. The ...

BishopPaolo Martinelli, Apostolic Vicar of Southern Arabia, calls the “Church of migrants” to embrace Christian hope in his ...

It's almost time to break out your King Cake and Mardi Gras beads — Fat Tuesday is just around the corner. Though many don't traditionally associate Carnival Season with Easter, the monthslong ...

Mardi Gras in New Orleans, has been in full swing since Jan. 6 and will close with a final celebration on March 4 with a Fat Tuesday celebration.

For the festival of the god Murugan, symbolising the victory of good over evil, the faithful fast from food and drink. Among ...