Meaning Ash Wednesday
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Ash Wednesdayfirst day of the season of Lent, a time of sacrifice, in the Christian religion.
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Ash WednesdayThe first day of Lent. It marks the beginning of a period of reflection and penance. In the Bible, sprinkling oneself with ashes was traditionally a sign of one's sorrow for having committed sins [..]
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Ash Wednesdaycaput ieiunius
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Ash WednesdayThe first Wednesday in Lent, so called from an ancient Roman Catholic custom of sprinkling ashes on the heads of those condemned to do penance on this day.
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Ash WednesdayIn the Western Christian church, the seventh Wednesday before Easter marks the beginning of the Lenten season. The name is taken from a practice of putting ashes on the foreheads of penitent believers [..]
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