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- DictionaryAsh Wednes·day/ˈaSH ˈwenzˌdā/
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- 1. the first day of Lent in the Western Christian Church, marked by services of penitence.
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First day of Lent in the Western Christian and Catholic calendar
Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Western Christian denominations. It is preceded by Shrove Tuesday and marks the first day of Lent, the six weeks of penitence before Easter. Ash Wednesday is observed by Catholics, Lutherans, Moravians, Anglicans, and United Protestants, as well as by some churches in the Reformed, (including certain Congregationalist, Continental Reformed,... Wikipedia