The holiday season unofficially wrapped up on Monday as employees of Tunkhannock-based Ebb’s Creative Landscape Designs took down Christmas decorations from St. Peter’s Cathedral in downtown Scranton. In the Catholic Church, Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18. (SEAN MCKEAG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)

Owner of Ebb's Creative Landscape Designs Ben Barziloski takes down Christmas decorations from St. Peter's Cathedral in Scranton Monday, January 12, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)Owner of Ebb’s Creative Landscape Designs Ben Barziloski takes down Christmas decorations from St. Peter’s Cathedral in Scranton Monday, January 12, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)