Ash Wednesday
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Ash Wednesday
- /æʃ wɛnz.dɛɪ/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English Asche Wednesday, from asche (“ash”) + Wednesday (“Wednesday”), from the custom of using the blessed ashes of the previous year's palm fronds (cf. Palm Sunday) to mark the heads of the congregation on the day. By surface analysis, ash + Wednesday.
noun Ash Wednesdays · Ashwednesday · Ash-Wednesday
- The Wednesday 46 days before Easter in a given year, (Catholicism) traditionally observed as the beginning of Lent and a day of strict abstention from certain foods and pleasures. Pope Gregory the Great introduced the sprinkling of ashes... which gave it the name of Ash-Wednesday.
- A cocktail made from a mix of gin, heavy cream, honey syrup, and blackberries
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noun the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter
| Español | miércoles de ceniza |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 재의 수요일 jae'ui suyoil |
| 日本語 | 灰の水曜日 hai-no suiyōbi |
| 中文 | 大齋首日 /大斋首日 dàzhāi-shǒurì, 聖灰星期三 /圣灰星期三 shèng-huī-xīngqīsān |
| Kiswahili | Jumatano ya Majivu |
| Português | quarta-feira de cinzas |
| Français | mercredi des Cendres |
| Deutsch | Aschermittwoch |
| Italiano | Mercoledì delle Ceneri, Ceneri |
| Ελληνικά | πρώτη Τετάρτη της Σαρακοστής próti Tetárti tis Sarakostís |
| Русский | Пе́пельная среда́ Pépelʹnaja sredá |
| Tiếng Việt | Thứ Tư Lễ Tro |
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title = {Ash Wednesday},
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year = {2026},
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