Ash Wednesday

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Not all Christian churches observe Ash Wednesday or Lent. . Lent for Eastern Orthodox churches begins on Monday and Ash Wednesday is not observed. .

Interesting facts and information about Ash Wednesday and the meaning behind this special day in the Christian calendar.

In the Western Christian calendar, Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent and occurs forty days before Easter (excluding Sundays). It falls on a different .

Ash Wednesday, in the calendar of Western Christianity, is the first day of Lent and occurs 46 days before Easter. It is a moveable fast, falling on a .

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Season of Lent. It is a season of penance, reflection, and fasting which prepares us for Christ's Resurrection on .

22 Mar 2011 . Beginning on Ash Wednesday, Lent is a season of reflection and preparation before the celebrations of Easter. By observing the 40 days of .

Most people know that Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, the time of .

Ash Wednesday, in the Western Church, the first day of Lent, being the seventh Wednesday before Easter. On this day ashes are placed on the foreheads of the .

www.cin.org/users/james/files/ash_wed.htm - SimilarWhen is Ash Wednesday 2011? - AOL Travel News4 Feb 2011 . Ash Wednesday 2011 will mark the beginning of the season of Lent in the Catholic Church. The date of the observance differs each year; .

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