It should be noted that the color rose makes a brief appearance during this season — on Laetare Sunday, the Fourth Sunday of Lent, a hopeful reprieve to look ahead to Easter amid the austerity.

During the Easter season, purple means sorrow and penance. It’s the traditional color of Lent, the 40 days before Easter when Christians prepare to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.

Introduction The history of Lent dates back to centuries ago with Christians spending time preparing to celebrate the ...

Hands clasped in joy, face framed by a wimple, she could with equal élan propose that Dutch Golden Age painter Gerard ter ...

Lent is also a time when many followers abstain ... Today, most King cakes are decorated in the Mardi Gras colors of purple, green and gold and contain a plastic figurine of baby Jesus inside ...

During Lent, certain Christians (particularly Catholics ... masked balls and community-led celebrations seen today. Why are the colors of Mardi Gras purple, green and gold? Mardi Gras has been ...

The day before Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent is filled with parties and celebrations ... Many revelers wear purple, green and gold, the traditional colors of Mardi Gras.