Many Christians throughout the area observed Ash Wednesday, including those at St. Michael Catholic Church in Vienna.
The aristocrats of the Habsburg royal court who danced in the first of Vienna ’s famed balls in the 18th century could never ...
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent for people of Christian faith. Each year, Catholics, Lutherans and other ...
Advertisement Article continues below this ad More than 450 balls occur annually in Vienna, starting Nov. 11 to mark the opening of the carnival season to Ash Wednesday before Lent begins.